In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities?
Illustrated in full color with stunning computer-generated artwork and with rare paleo photography, this story of scientific sleuthing invites readers to wonder what our ancestors were like and recounts the discovery of the remains of Lucy, the world's most famous hominid.
School & Library Binding
(Turtleback Books, March 11, 2002)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Offers actual examples of unusual animal friendships, including a camel and a potbellied pig, a giraffe and an ostrich, and a bear and a cat.