Foote Was First!

How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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From award-winning author Jen Bryant and bestselling illustrator Amy June Bates comes the incredible true story of STEMinist Eunice Foote, the woman who discovered the science behind global warming.From a young age, Eunice Foote’s natural curiosity led her to learn more about how the world worked. What makes milk turn to butter? Why can I see my breath when it’s cold? Why are there different kinds of clouds?By the time she grew up, scientists announced that the Earth was much hotter in the past, and that the warmer temperatures must mean the Earth’s core was the cause. But Eunice thought something else could be at work. Through experiments and tests, Eunice’s curiosity helped her make an important breakthrough: the greenhouse effect.Jen Bryant and Amy June Bates have created a remarkable biography about Eunice Foote, the first person to discover that trapped carbon dioxide warms the Earth’s surface—a process that causes climate change, which impacts the world to this day.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-02-26
Mått254 x 254 x 2 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieQuill Tree Books
Antal sidor40
FörlagHarperCollins Publishers Inc
IllustratörAmy June Bates
ISBN9780062957061

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Jen Bryant writes picture books, novels, and poems for readers of all ages. Her biography A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, received a Caldecott Honor. A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin won an ALA Schneider Family Book Award, the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, and a Sibert Honor. The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus won the Sibert Medal and a Caldecott Honor. Jen is a proud graduate of Gettysburg College and lives with her family in Pennsylvania. Visit her online at jenbryant.com.

[Foote is] every bit a role model for modern young, self-starting STEM-winders. — ALA BooklistSharply written. Colored pencil and watercolor illustrations use careful outlines in emphasizing Foote at work, elegantly underscoring the way the protagonist’s life has finally been brought into focus. — Publishers WeeklyBryant’s straightforward prose pairs well with Bates’ earth-toned, impressionistic watercolor and colored pencil images. An admiring salute to a scientist whose contributions remain all too relevant. — Kirkus Reviews"An excellent picture book biography that amplifies one of the unsung heroes of science." — School Library Journal