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The girl who built an ocean : an artist, an argonaut, and the true story of the world's first aquarium  Cover Image Book Book

The girl who built an ocean : an artist, an argonaut, and the true story of the world's first aquarium / [text] Jess Keating ; [jacket art and interior illustrations] Michelle Mee Nutter.

Keating, Jess, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593305119
  • ISBN: 0593305116
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]

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Summary, etc.:
"The inspiring tale of a seamstress-turned-scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare."--Provided by publisher.
Subject: Villepreux-Power, Jeanne, 1794-1871 > Juvenile literature.
Women marine biologists > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Marine biologists > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Aquariums > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Marine biology > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Women tailors > France > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Octopuses > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 5 of 7 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Derby Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Derby Public Library JB VIL (Text) 34047150647080 Juvenile Biography Available -

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