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Catherine Thimmesh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including Team Moon, winner of the
Sibert Medal. In her newest book, Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships, Catherine Thimmesh makes us wonder at the truth and mystery of unlikely animal friendships, and challenges preconceived notions of compatibility. Lucy Long Ago explores the scientific [Pronunciation guide: Thimmesh (tim-ish)] |
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Friends: True Stories of Unusual Animal Friendships Houghton Mifflin, 2011 ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0547390109 What makes a camel friends with a Vietnamese pig? Or a wild polar bear pals with a sled dog? Explore the truth and mystery of unlikely animal friendships. Because the stories behind these friendships are true, not contrived, captured by photographers ranging from Siberia to Japan, they not only give readers insight into animals but challenge preconceived notions about compatibility. This book also expresses tolerance of differences and makes us look at the kindness of animals—and humans—a little differently. Awards and Recognition |
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Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From Houghton Mifflin, 2009 ages 9 and up, ISBN 978-0-547-05199-4 Illustrated in full color throughout with stunning computer-generated artwork and with rare paleo photography, this story of scientific sleuthing invites us to wonder what our ancestors were like. From the discovery of Lucy's bones in Hadar, Ethiopia, to the process of recovering and interpreting them (a multidisciplinary approach with contributions from paleontologists, paleoanthropologists, archeologists, geologists and geochronologists), this book shows how a pile of 47 bones led scientists to discover a new—and, at 3.2 million years old, a very, very old—species of hominid, ancestral to humans. |
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Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics illustrated by Douglas B. Jones published by Houghton Mifflin, 2004 revised and reissued by Houghton Mifflin, 2008 ages 10 and up, ISBN 978-0618971435 When Abigail Adams asked her husband to “Remember the Ladies,” women could not vote or own property in America. Some seventy years later, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote, “To vote is the most sacred act of citizenship,” the government of the United States still did not treat women as equals, having yet to grant them the right to vote. But sixty-four years after that Geraldine Ferraro declared, “We can do anything,” and became the first American woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket. Today, surely our country is ready for a leader who, as Elizabeth Dole said, “will call America to her better nature.” This captivating book illuminates the bravery and tenacity of the women who have come before us. With an engaging narrative, fascinating quotes, and elegant illustrations, it not only shows how far women have come but also reveals the many unsung roles women have played in political history Step by step, these capable ladies have paved the way for our young leaders of tomorrow. They have enabled and empowered us to ask today: Well, why not the presidency? Awards and Recognition |
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Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon Houghton Mifflin, 2006 ISBN 978-0-618-50757-3 Here is a rare perspective on a story we only thought we knew. For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstresses who put together 22 layers of fabric for each space suit. To the engineers who created a special heat shield to protect the capsule during its fiery re-entry. It belongs to the flight directors, camera designers, software experts, suit testers, aerospace technicians, photo-developers, engineers, and navigators. Gathering direct quotes from some of these remarkable people who worked behind the scenes, author Catherine Thimmesh reveals their very human worries and concerns. Culling NASA transcripts, national archives, and stunning NASA photos from Apollo 11, she captures not only the sheer magnitude of this feat, but also the dedication, ingenuity and perseverance of the 400,000 people who worked to first put man on that great gray rock in the sky. Awards and Recognition |
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The Sky's the Limit Stories of Discovery by Women and Girls illustrated by Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin, 2002 ages 10 and up, ISBN 978-0-618-07698-7 They study the night sky, watch chimpanzees in the wild, and dig up ancient clay treasures. They search the beach for rare fossils, photograph old rock carvings, explore the hazards of lead poisoning, and wander into dark caves. And in their watching, digging, and wandering, they become discoverers. Young and old, they are women and girls who discover seventy-million-year-old sea lizards, the very origins of counting and writing, Stone Age cave art, mysterious matter in the universe, and how a puddle of water can be sanitized when heated by the sun. Here is a tribute to the findings and revelations of these remarkable women and girls: to their perseverance, their epiphanies, their wondrous curiosity. Brought to life by innovative collage illustrations, these inspiring stories drawn from primary sources consistently probe into still unanswered questions. Here are discoveries that open our eyes not only to what women and girls can accomplish but also to the astonishing world in which we live. Awards and Recognition |
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Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women illustrated by Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin, 2000 ages 8-12, hardcover ISBN 978-0-395-93744-0 paperback ISBN 978-0-618-19563-3 In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented. They have invented candles, cloth, soap, helmets, baby carriers, Scotchgard, voice-controlled wheelchairs, and cancer-fighting drugs—ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into inventions? From Sybilla Masters, the first American woman with a documented invention (although the patent had to be in her husband's name), to twelve-year-old Becky Schroeder, who in 1974 became the youngest girl to receive a patent, Girls Think of Everything tells the stories of these women's obstacles and their remarkable victories. Awards and Recognition |
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