Breaking Through the Clouds (HC)

Breaking Though the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson

When Joanne Simpson (1923-2010) was a girl, she sailed her boat beneath the puffy white clouds of Cape Cod. As a pilot, she flew her plane so high, its wings almost touched them. And when World War II began and Joanne moved to the University of Chicago. A professor asked her to teach Air Force officers about those very clouds and the weather-changing winds. She worked so hard and discovered so much that--despite what the professors said--she received a doctorate in meteorology. She was the first woman in the world to do so.

Written by Sandra Nickel. Illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia.

Hardcover. 

Ages 6-9.