Rosalind Franklin
By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Rosalind Franklin, the scientist who was crucial to the discovery of the double helix in DNA.Little Rosalind was born in London to a Jewish family who valued education and public service, and as she grew up her huge intellectual abilities were drawn into the study of science.Having studied physics and chemistry at Cambridge University, Rosalind moved to Paris to perfect her life's work in X-ray crystallography. She then moved back to King's College London, where she would work onand finding the structure of DNAand with Maurice Wilkins.It was Rosalind's “photo 51 that was used by Wilkins to create theand first ever double helix DNA modeland with Francis Crick, although he did not credit for her work due to a falling out between the two, and her work went unacknowledged until after her death.However, today she is revered as theand forgotten heroine of the study of how DNA works,and and theand “Sylvia Plath of molecular biology .This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations andand extra facts at the back, including aand biographical timelineand with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant scientist's life.Little People, BIG DREAMSand is aand bestselling biography series for kidsand that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. Theand board booksand are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. Theand hardbackand andand paperbackand versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, theand treasuriesand each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme inand boxed gift sets.and Activity booksand and aand journaland provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding peopleand who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!