March 8 is International Women’s Day — why not explore one those Mathical award-winning stories of women in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering?
Grades K-2 (Ages 5-7)
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
By Helaine Becker, illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
By Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by Raúl Colón
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
By Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
By Cheryl Bardoe, illustrated by Barbara McClintock
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
By Jan Lower, illustrated by Susan Reagan
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
By Traci Sorell, illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars
By Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Brooke Smart
DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson
By Ebony Joy Wilkins
Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
By Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Katy Wu
Hidden Women: The African-American Mathematicians of NASA Who Helped America Win the Space Race
By Rebecca Rissman
Maryam’s Magic: The Story Of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani
By Megan Reid, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics
By Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Yevgenia Hayberg
Women in Engineering
By Mary Wissinger, illustrated by Danielle Pioli
Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18)
Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math
By Jeannine Atkins
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
By Margot Lee Shetterly
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life
By Amy Butler Greenfield