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Foote Was First!: How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change

by Jen Bryant

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Eunice Foote’s experiments and the greenhouse effect

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Eunice Foote’s experiments and the greenhouse effect

This picture-book biography introduces Eunice Foote through the questions that sparked her interest in the natural world, from clouds to the changing states of milk. Its account connects her experiments with carbon dioxide to the greenhouse effect and the history of climate science, presenting a landmark scientific contribution through one person’s life. The book’s 40-page format offers a concise entry point into both biography and environmental science.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring biographies of women in science
  • Young readers curious about experiments, carbon dioxide, and climate science
  • Families or educators seeking a picture-book introduction to environmental science

Themes

Curiosity and scientific inquiryEunice Foote’s contribution to climate scienceCarbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect

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Book overview

From award-winning author Jen Bryant and bestselling illustrator Amy June Bates comes the incredible true story of STEMinist Eunice Foote, the woman who discovered the science behind global warming.

From a young age, Eunice Foote's natural curiosity led her to learn more about how the world worked. What makes milk turn to butter? Why can I see my breath when it's cold? Why are there different kinds of clouds?

By the time she grew up, scientists announced that the Earth was much hotter in the past, and that the warmer temperatures must mean the Earth's core was the cause. But Eunice thought something else could be at work. Through experiments and tests, Eunice's curiosity helped her make an important breakthrough: the greenhouse effect.

Jen Bryant and Amy June Bates have created a remarkable biography about Eunice Foote, the first person to discover that trapped carbon dioxide warms the Earth's surface--a process that causes climate change, which impacts the world to this day.

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