Reviewed by Dorothy Levine The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered the Secrets in the Rainforest Written by Heather Lang Illustrated by Jana Christy As a child, Meg was quite shy to make friends. The Leaf Detective This picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called a real life Lorax by National. Working closely with Meg Lowman, author Heather Lang and artist Jana Christy beautifully capture Meg's world in the treetops. Thanks to Boyds Mills for providing a digital copy of The Leaf Detective for review consideration. She studied, invented, and persevered, not only creating a future for herself as a scientist, but making sure that the rainforests had a future as well. Male teachers would not let her into their classrooms, the high canopy was difficult to get to, and worst of all, people were logging and clearing the forests. But she encountered challenge after challenge. Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rain forest tree canopies - and to be the first scientist to do so. Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world above her head - the colors, the branches, and, most of all, the leaves and mysterious organisms living there. This picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called a "real life Lorax" by National Geographic, who was determined to investigate the marvelous, undiscovered world of the rainforest treetops.
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