In 1962, Maurice Wilkins, Francis Crick, and James Watson received the Nobel Prize, but it was Rosalind Franklin's data and photographs of DNA that led to their discovery. Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century.

"Questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner's mind. Fascinated by bugs and other animals, he wondered: Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way home? Can bugs see color? Even when faced with racial prejudice, Charles Henry Turner did not stop wondering. Indefatiable, he read, researched, and experimented. And as a teacher, he encouraged his studnets to look closely, ask questions, and find answers. Today, scientists turn to Charles...

Dive to the depths with . . . MARINE BIOLOGISTS. Discover a new kind of sea creature! Save a whale from a fishing net! Swim with the dolphins, seals, and sea lions! Marine biologists simply can't do their work cooped up in a lab-they need to be out in the ocean, diving among the creatures they study. Inside, meet some world experts in marine biology and find out why they love their adventure-filled jobs. Every book in the SCIENTISTS IN ACTION! series...

A Seattle detective and a biologist find themselves the targets of murder from an invisible assassin gone rogue. Other targets for assassination are the government forces who caused him to become invisible.

A look at the life and achievements of the biologist who wrote about the sea and the dangers of pesticides.

"As a child, Rachel Carson lived by the rhythms of the natural world. Spring after spring, year after year, she observed how all living things are connected. And as an adult, Rachel watched and listened as the natural world she loved so much began to fall silent. Spring After Spring traces Rachel's journey as scientist and writer, courageously speaking truth to an often hostile world through her book, and ultimately paving the way for the modern environmental...

A biography of the cloth merchant-turned-scientist who made many discoveries examining microsopic life.

Lynn Margulis challenged the male-dominated scientific community and proposed a new approach to understanding life.

"Do you love being near the ocean? Do you love ocean animals? Read this book to learn about becoming a marine biologist"--From the publisher's web site.

The true story of Eugenie Clark, a woman whose scientific contributions and passion for sea life led to her being nicknamed "Shark Lady." Includes read-a-long subtitles.