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Why is Earth called the Blue Planet? Because there's so much water on the surface that the planet looks blue from outer space!Marine biology is the study of the plant and animal life in salt water environments, from microscopic plankton to the largest animal on earth, the blue whale. In Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive readers ages 9 to 12 explore the careers of three women who work within the science of marine biology - Natalie Arnoldi, Ashanti Pyrtle, and Lauren Mullineaux.Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series supply a bridge between girls' interests and their potential futures by investigating science careers and introducing women who have succeeded in science. Compelling stories of real-life scientists provide readers with role models that they can look toward for examples of success.
About the Author
Karen Bush Gibson is the author 30 non-fiction books for children. New releases for 2019 include two books from the new Gutsy Girls Go for Science series from Nomad Press--Paleontologists and Programmers. This continues the author's enjoyment in sharing stories of women in history. Gibson is also the author of four books from Chicago Review Press--Native American History for Kids; Texas History for Kids; Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions and Gravity-Breaking Adventures; and Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys. "Women Aviators" was chosen by Air & Space Smithsonian as one of the Best Children's Books of 2013 and a 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Book by the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) . Gibson is also the author of an adult mystery, "A Class on Murder" (as K.B. Gibson) , the first in the Ronnie Raven series. Gibson also writes travel and children's features for print and the Internet in addition to curriculum writing and instructional design. She is a member of Sisters of Crime, Inc., Mystery Writers of America, and Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
