The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium Margaret Peterson Haddix Ella Baker

Ella Baker

they’re going to need some experience

trying to wake the gods from their long slumber

A break in routine threw off the whole day

but writing is a different story

The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An Artist, an Argonaut, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium Margaret Peterson Haddix Ella BakerThe inspiring tale of a seamstress turned scientist who invented the world's first aquarium at a time when women in STEM were startlingly rare. The daughter of a seamstress and a cobbler, Jeanne Villepreux Power began her career as a dressmaker, sewing beautiful gowns for the Parisian aristocracy. But her heart longed for more, and when she moved to the seaside, she became fascinated by the ocean's mysteries. She filled her pockets with seashells and