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A widowed scientist and her two daughters find the frozen body of a wholly mammoth.

Maternal ✨ Isolated ✨ Genetic

Has the plot of a Wes Anderson movie

A really nice meditation on loss, family, and the bittersweet nature of enduring beyond trauma. I couldn‘t help but rooting for Jane, Eve and Vera, who are all just women trying to be bigger than their gender, age, and circumstance.

Lovely surprise bookmail! Been meaning to read this one for so long. One of my kids keeps carrying it around the house because he can‘t stop admiring the baby mammoth‘s cuteness. ❤️ Thanks, @RiverheadBooks !

4 ⭐ I had no idea that the first aquarium was built by a woman so that she could study sea life. This biography is a great introduction to a woman few know about.

After securing a grant from the University of Michigan,botanists Elzada Clover&Lois Jotter,accompanied by a group of men,embarked on a boat trip down the Green and Colorado rivers to document the plant life of the Grand Canyon.It‘s 1938&the women are permanently reminded that the rivers are not a “place for women”.They will prove their critics “badly mistaken”.Sevigny chronicles their adventures,the plant&wildlife&human impact on the environment.

I enjoyed this book, but I think it was because of the description of rafting the Grand Canyon and my memories of the rapids and high points of the trip. Enjoyed the women in science trailblazing focus and their gumption to do the trip no matter what media said. Also, if you like botany, this book has a lot of descriptions and history. Enjoyable read!

Found a beautiful reading spot at Naumkeag in the Berkshires today.

Science and adventure! In the 1930s, two women botanists and their crew braved the dangerous Colorado River in order to document the plants in the Grand Canyon.

Using excerpts from her autobiography, this #PictureBook tells of Caroline Herschel‘s contributions to astronomy…the Hunter of Comets. Caroline definitely did not have an easy early life! I learned a lot about Caroline and her brother William, who also made some impressive contributions to astronomy. #BBRC #LetterC

Squarely in my wheelhouse! Ron Charles wrote that this is a mix of Anne Tyler (💛) and Michael Crichton. Not big on the latter, but he means the Jurassic Park element which this had a bit of but v believable. I love learning more about prehistory and the discovery process. Such an interesting premise and a nice read, though I did find the audiobook to be a bit lacking. A great mix of nerdy science with mother-daughter relationships. The cover💛🦣