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kierli's review
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
Right amount of context, correct labeling of conjecture and guessing, and followed up on legacy and impact.
elsandal's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
acrigger's review
4.0
I'll take any excuse to add a new science book to my collection, so thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.
Each chapter in this book focuses on a different time in Jeanne Villepreux-Power's life. It felt like each one could be taken on its own if someone chose to skip through the text. Each chapter includes at least one little aside- the first one in the book is on the metric system- that could also be read individually. For these reasons, I think it would be a great book to use in a classroom setting. It would be easy to break down into sections for directed readings. The asides could be assigned to be a cold read in class for a period. The chapters could be shuffled around to address only her interest in science development.
The Lady and the Octopus would be a great addition to a classroom or school library.
Each chapter in this book focuses on a different time in Jeanne Villepreux-Power's life. It felt like each one could be taken on its own if someone chose to skip through the text. Each chapter includes at least one little aside- the first one in the book is on the metric system- that could also be read individually. For these reasons, I think it would be a great book to use in a classroom setting. It would be easy to break down into sections for directed readings. The asides could be assigned to be a cold read in class for a period. The chapters could be shuffled around to address only her interest in science development.
The Lady and the Octopus would be a great addition to a classroom or school library.