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Wonderful! I love any book that shares the hard work of scientists pushing against all odds to reach their goals.

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Amazing book! So many uncredited women have contributed to scientific advancements, so it's wonderful to have the spotlight finally shining on people like Barbara McClintock and Rosalind Franklin.

This book was written well in a way that brought the characters to life while still providing ample information. I love when books can be entertaining and educational! Can't wait to incorporate this into our history curriculum.

The art was dispersed in such a way as to not detract from the info but provide little bright spots continually while reading. Every illustration is beautiful, no matter how small.

Highly recommend this book!

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Thank you, Lori Alexander and NetGalley, for the ARC. I leave this review voluntarily and happily. Also, thank you publishers for your hard work!

This was such a quick and easy read. It's such a great book, and I loved the pictures in it. It teaches you a lot, and I certainly learned a thing or two my science classes never taught me. This truly will be a great book for anyone, in my opinion. It's dosent drag, and it's well paced. You'll definitely finish this in one sitting, and it's not negative. To me, I seem to find a pot of science books that drag and seem negative, and that just sucks. This one was wonderful and lighthearted.

Do you love science? Learning new things? How about corn and how one woman's research changed the world as she dug deep into the life of corn! Read and see what life was like for a woman in the past and what all she was accomplished, and how she changed our world.

I definitely enjoyed reading this and would recommend it for even adults because I learned a few things from it.

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I adored Seeds of Discovery! This is a fantastic book for young readers about Barbara McClintock, a scientist who researched genetics in corn. I might have heard Barbara's name before, but definitely did not know much about her. It was fascinating to learn about all of the research that she worked on and how she overcame the discrimination that she faced. I think the illustrations were really well done, and added a lot of character to this book. Even as an adult reader, I was fascinated and immediately turned to the internet to learn more about Barbara. This book will be great for inspiring young readers.

Thanks to NetGalley, Lori Alexander, and HarperCollins for the chance to read and review. My opinions are my own.

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