Engineering: Cool Women Who Design

What types of robots will the future bring? How do biomedical devices help patients? In Engineering: Cool Women Who Design, readers ages 9 to 12 meet three women who are working hard in the engineering field. Amy Kerdok designs medical and surgical devices. Anna Stork cofounded LuminAID Lab, a company that produces solar lighting products for the developing world and beyond. Elsa Garmire has designed many devices that use lasers and light. Engineering combines high-interest content with links to online primary sources and essential questions that further expand children’s knowledge and understanding of a topic they come in contact with every day. The Girls in Science series supply a bridge between girls’ interests and their potential futures by investigating careers and introducing women who have succeeded in science. Compelling stories of real-life engineers provide readers with role models that they can look toward as examples of how it can be done. Guided Reading Level: U