Lynda Jones

This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of Susan McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York State; George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist most noted for his work with peanuts; Ernest Everett Just, a remarkable marine biologist known as "the expert" on the early life of sea animals; Percy Lavon Julian, an outstanding chemist who discovered drugs to treat glaucoma and arthritis; and Shirley Ann Jackson, a nuclear physicist who helped AT&T design and build circuits for long distance communication.… (mer)

In the chapter book it tells the life stories of five African American scientists. It not only addresses their lives but what their famous for. The great thing they discovered or created is told in the chapters of this book. There are illustrations and text facts that give deeper insight into the lives of the people, but it is read like a story. This could be used in a small group, reading a chapter a day. I would not use this as a read aloud but I would make sure to keep in in my class library because it is a wonderful book.… (mer)