A good introduction to the accomplishments of Marie Tharp for young readers. The information given hits the highlights of her mapping and discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and will lead those interested in geology and cartography to search for further reading. The illustrations are bright and engaging, and compliment the text well.

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This is a perfect companion book to our homeschool. This is educational and pleasing to look at. The illustration are well done with rich colors.

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It was great to read a book about Marie Tharp, a scientist who proved how continents move. Not only was she a female in a field dominated by men, she stood her ground when her fellow scientists refused to believe her.

A great science read, both short and easy to follow. Nice illustrations. Something I would buy for any budding scientist!

It is an inspirational story. It is story of a girl scientist who succeeded in the hostile world of science dominated by men.
She proved something that was ahead of her time.
Shd showed continental shifts and their impact on earth's geography.
This work was highly influential and helped start field of oceanography.
Her contribution are now well aknowledged although much later than she deserved.
A good short science read.

This book had a series of stunning illustrations displayed alongside information about three key scientists who helped to develop the scientific theory: Abraham Ortels, Alfred Wegner and Marie Therp. Marie Therp, as the scientist who theorised about the movement of the continental plates, is given more attention. The book celebrates Marie Therp's work as a geologist and a cartographer and the years it took for her theories to be proved and accepted by others in her field of study and those in the wider community. In order to be even better, I would wish for some more scientific / geographical information and maps showing the continental plates and how they move generating volcanoes and earthquakes. Lots of information but more a celebration of Marie Therp and the history of the theory which is not what I'd initially expected from the front cover!

A book highlighting the accomplishments and advancements in science attributed to Marie Tharp while also briefly explaining the scientific concepts of continental drift. Very cool illustrations. I would have liked to see a little more scientific substance/explanation based on the title.

Phew. After what counted as two duds in a row considering the publishing house I was reading, we hit paydirt. I don't know at what age you're supposed to stop learning from books for the primary school attendee, but I haven't hit it yet, and this taught me a lot. I can barely believe, in fact, that people in the mid-1950s were denying continental drift – and so I knew very little about the female cartographer, and remote explorer of the oceans, Marie Tharp, and how she proved it by discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and how sub-aquatic troughs were further evidence of the tectonic plates' motions.

This book presents all that in really good detail – I can't swear by the accuracy of the reproduced scientific notes, but on the whole this is fine, and especially so for the target audience. We get an easy to follow format – every spread has a full-page image, and art on the other page that only carries one simple paragraph, meaning this is more than readable. If evolution for the American Bible Belt, and, looking forward, vaccines for the Covidiots, were to get the same clarity, the same visual acuity, the same balance of detail, the world would be a better place. It doesn't quite nail the significance of Ms Tharp's findings, but it sure is a success otherwise. A strong four stars.