Monday, November 16, 2015

Of Numbers and Stars, The Story of Hypatia by D. Anne Love

Image result for of numbers and stars the story of hypatia Our volunteer reader, Mrs. Ann, shared D. Anne Love's book Of Numbers and Stars, The Story of Hypatia with Congress students last week.  This was a real history lesson of an ancient Egyptian scholar.  Many didn't know who she was and many didn't know she was a woman!  From Alexandria, she was raised as if she was a favorite son, because most girls did not learn to read and write. Her father chose to educate her and gave her freedoms to explore like a scientist -discover the natural world as if she we conducting experiments and observations.  She became an authority in math, astronomy and philosophy and was a teacher.  This is a great picture book to teach about the ancient world.
-Georgine

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