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From Newbery Honorwinning author Kathryn Lasky comes a stunning nonfiction picture book about the incredible true story of Williamina Fleming, a woman who overcame impossible odds and helped pave the way for modern astronomical discovery.

Ever since Williamina Mina Fleming was little, she was curious, and her childhood fascination with light inspired her lifes work. Mina became an astronomer in a time when women were discouraged from even looking through telescopes. Yet Mina believed that the universe, with its billions of stars, was a riddleand she wanted to solve it. Mina ultimately helped to create a map of the universe that paved the way for astronomers. Newbery Honorwinning author Kathryn Lasky shares her inspiring true story, illuminated by amazing art from Julianna Swaney, illustrator of #1New York TimesbestsellingWe Are the Gardenersby Joanna Gaines.