Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color

GRADE 4 BOOKS

Mars Science Lab Engineer Diana Trujillo by Kari Cornell

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Building Zaha by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

This informative biography tells the story of Diana Trujillo, who moved from Colombia to the United States at the age of 17. After years of hard work, she earned a degree in aerospace engineering. She quickly got a job at NASA and worked on the Mars rover

This sophisticated picture book biography explores the creative vision of British Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. Despite her creativity and knowledge, Zaha was often not taken seriously by her peers. She was told her buildings could never

Curiosity . She became the lead engineer on her team. Today, Trujillo is a mentor to other women and immigrants. She is also an inspiration for young scientists who dream of a career with NASA.

be made, but Zaha kept at it. One project was all she needed, and she got it. One by one, her projects were realized, and she changed architecture forever.

Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code by Stacia Deutsch

Lucy has never been more excited: the school is creating a new coding club! She wants to create an app to help someone close to her. But the club is not what she expected. Not only does she not get to code what she wants to, but she is put in a group with girls she barely knows. Then Lucy begins getting mysterious coding messages she

doesn’t understand how to translate. Lucy learns to work with the others in her club. After all, four minds are better than one. She ends up not only creating a new app, but making new friends along the way.

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