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Maria Orosa : freedom fighter, scientist and inventor from the Philippines / Norma Olizon-Chikiamco ; illustrated by Mark Salvatus.
Van Pelt - Notable Juvenile Books Q143.O76 O45 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olizon-Chikiamco, Norma, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orosa, Maria Y--Juvenile literature.
- Orosa, Maria Y.
- Inventors--Philippines--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Inventors.
- Women scientists--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Women scientists.
- Women nutritionists--Juvenile literature.
- Women nutritionists.
- Women--Biography.
- Women.
- Philippines.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 30 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rutland, Vermont : TUTTLE Publishing, [2022]
- Summary:
- This delightful children's book follows the life of Maria Orosa--a pioneering woman scientist who studied food science in the United States then returned to a war-torn Philippines and created super-nutritious foods to help her nation in a time of crisis.
- Contents:
- Born...just before a revolution
- Adventure on the high seas
- Living in the USA
- Maria earns her degrees
- Mari's magical inventions
- Saving lives
- with cookies
- She was all that...and more!
- Braving the dangers
- In the line of duty
- A grateful nation nation honors Maria
- Maria's freedom cookies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Includes a recipe for Maria's freedom cookies.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780804855327
- 0804855323
- OCLC:
- 1338197277
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