What style building do you live in? Is it a skyscraper, a Victorian
home, or a modern building? In Architecture: Cool Women Who Design
Structures, readers ages 9 to 12 examine the stories of women who are
today designing the houses, schools, museums, and public spaces where we
spend our time.
Architecture is the planning, designing, and construction of buildings
and other structures. It's architects who figure out what style of
building fits best in a certain space, what the structure should look
like, how it needs to be built to withstand the environment, and what
materials best suit the needs of the people who are using the structure.
Art, engineering, science, technology--architecture involves all these
disciplines, and more!
Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures examines the history of
architecture and the journey of three women who are working as
architects today. Patricia Galván works in commercial and interior
architecture and is the chairwoman for the American Institute of
Architects' Women in Architecture committee. Farida Abu-Bakare was born
in Qatar and raised in Canada. Today, she is an architect who designs
science labs for universities and other institutions. Maia Small works
as an architect and urban designer at the City of San Francisco Planning
Department. She has also taught architecture at Harvard University,
Rhode Island School of Design, and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Sidebars on important female architects throughout history, quotes, and
essential questions for readers are included throughout the text in
order to encourage critical thinking and self-drawn conclusions. The
book also includes a timeline, glossary, and further resources for
readers to further investigate the topic.
Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series provide a
comprehensive foundation about both a field of STEM study and women who
have contributed to it in meaningful ways. Essential questions embedded
within every chapter, QR codes linked to online primary sources, and
language that's designed to encourage readers to connect prior knowledge
to new information make these books an integrative reading experience
that encourages further, student-led research. Nomad's unique approach
simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while encouraging them
to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
According to the National Foundation of Science, 66 percent of girls and
68 percent of boys in fourth grade say they like STEM subjects (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math), but by eighth grade twice as many
boys as girls are interested in STEM careers. Why do so many girls turn
away from science? One reason is persistent stereotypes and another is a
lack of role models. Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science
series supply a bridge between girls' interests and their potential
futures by investigating science careers and introducing women who have
succeeded in science.
Titles in the series include: Technology: Cool Women Who Code;
Astronomy: Cool Women in Space; Engineering: Cool Women Who Design;
Forensics: Cool Women Who Investigate; Aviation: Cool Women Who Fly;
Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive; Archaeology: Cool Women Who
Dig; Zoology: Cool Women Who Work with Animals; and Architecture:
Cool Women Who Design Structures; and Meteorology: Cool Women Who
Weather Storms.
