Stone, Tanya Lee. Remembering Rosalind Franklin. New York: Christy Ottaviano Books / Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
Who discovered the double helix structure of DNA? James Watson and Francis Crick won a Nobel Prize for the discovery in 1962.  But it was Dr. Rosalind Franklin’s work using X-ray diffraction that revealed that double-helix structure of deoxyribonucleic acid. It was her photograph that showed the molecule with the genetic instructions for the development of life. This well-designed 40-page picture book biography by an award-winning writer tells the story of an intelligent and inquisitive scientist who sadly never received recognition during her lifetime. Illustrated by Gretchen Ellen Powers and accompanied by an afterward describing the the historical tendency for women’s achievements to be overlooked, it is highly recommended for inquisitive readers 11 years old and up.

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