{"product_id":"up-periscope-how-engineer-raye-montague-revolutionized-shipbuilding-hardcover","title":"Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVeronica Miller Jamison\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the hidden figure who created the first comprehensive computer program to design ships for the US Navy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Girls like Raye Montague weren't supposed to like math or science, or go to engineering school. But tenacious Raye had a plan, one that eventually took her all the way to the US Navy. There, she was assigned an impossible task: to come up with a single computer program that could design every part of a ship. It had never been done before--but Raye's groundbreaking program revolutionized the way ships and submarines were built, and set her on a path to become a pioneering figure in naval engineering and the navy's first female program manager of ships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning author Jennifer Swanson and acclaimed illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison celebrate a self-made engineer who worked around anyone and anything that stood in her way in this illuminating biography about never giving up on your dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning children's author of more than forty-five nonfiction and fiction books, including \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Kids Brain Games \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOutdoor School: Rocks, Fossils, and Shells \u003c\/i\u003e(a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book), as well as the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for Inventing the World\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the creator and co-host of the award-winning podcast \u003ci\u003eSolve It for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e. When not writing, Jennifer loves to walk along the ocean watching for dolphins and sea turtles near her home in Florida. Visit her online at jenniferswansonbooks.com and @jenswanbooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeronica Miller Jamison\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eA Computer Called Katherine \u003c\/i\u003e(written by Suzanne Slade)--which received state nominations from Arkansas and Pennsylvania, and was named a Best STEM Book and an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the NSTA and CBC--and \u003ci\u003eThis Is a School \u003c\/i\u003e(written\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby John Schu). Veronica spent nearly a decade in broadcast news before embarking on a career in illustration and fashion and currently works as a print designer for Lilly Pulitzer. Veronica grew up immersed in the stories of her family's history in the south and Caribbean. She invites you to visit her online at veronicajamisonart.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.2 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43341146980441,"sku":"9780316565486","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/BHpnjfb-SB9780316565486.webp?v=1779455478","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/up-periscope-how-engineer-raye-montague-revolutionized-shipbuilding-hardcover","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}