Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Acevedo
Author First Name:
Sylvia
Pages:
320
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
Illustrated
ISBN 10:
0358206936
ISBN 13:
9780358206934
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Date Published:
3/31/2020
Genre:
Juvenile Non Fiction
Description
The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who most recently served as the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo's family forever altered. As she struggled in the aftermath of loss, young Sylvia's life transformed when she joined the Brownies. The Girl Scouts taught her how to take control of her world and nourished her love of numbers and science.With new confidence, Sylvia navigated shifting cultural expectations at school and at home, forging her own trail to become one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master's in engineering from Stanford University and going on to become a rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Simultaneously available in Spanish!
