The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as 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!
| ISBN: | 9780358206934 |
| Publication date: | 21st April 2020 |
| Author: | Sylvia Acevedo |
| Publisher: | Clarion Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Early years: nature and animals Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: New baby PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion The Natural World Science Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography History People / Places Children’s / Teenage: General interest |