BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When Maryam was young, she used to tell her sister wonderful stories, she loved bookstores and drawing the worlds she imagined. Se wanted to be a writer when she grew up. When she was twelve, her teacher introduced her to geometry, and she started to make up stories about shapes - soon, her love of math turned into acclaim, as she and her best friend won an international mathematics contest. She attended Harvard University, and as an adult, crafted mathematical formulas that actually changed the way we see the world, eventually winning the highest award given to mathematicians.
I loved how Maryam's interests evolved, and combined - math, art, storytelling. Aaliya Jaleel's illustrations are beautiful and colorful. A nice, concise biography of Dr. Mirzakhani. Includes a timeline and additional resources.
Lisa Librarian
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