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A clear and precise biography of scientific and feminist hero Barbara McClintock written for older elementary school students. This book highlights genetic concepts and advances in a way anyone can understand. Told in a linear fashion, the reader meets McClintock as a young girl so fascinated by learning that she forgets her name. She bucks traditional roles for girls and women in the early 20th century, cutting her hair short, wearing pants, and insisting on going to college. Her scientific career also bucks tradition, as she challenges the beliefs of other scientists through her meticulous, often solo, experiments. She became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine as a solo scientist (30 years after she made her groundbreaking discovery) and the book takes the time to show how her work led to the advances we see in genetics today.

The illustrations are soft and cozy, adding a whimsical touch to the biography that reflects McClintock's at-times-unorthodox scientific approach.

Thank you HarperCollins Children's Books for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.