The Sky's the Limit is a very informative book on important discoveries by women and girls. It consists of several short stories on incredible females. People like: Vera Rubin, Jane Goodall, and Klara, Eli, Erin, and Lindsey. Vera Rubin discovered that the black stuff we can't see, and thought was just empty space- in space- is actually matter, this helps us today in many ways including space travel. Jane Goodall discovered how chimpanzees used tools, leading her to the discovery that we came from a monkey species, and evolved using tools. Klara, Eli, Erin, and Lindsey are four girls who made a remarkable discovery for a science fair. They noticed the many complaints and articles in the newspaper about bluegrass burning. They decided to do something about it since it was a danger to citizen's health, so they figured out how to make blue grass into paper that is no different than paper from trees. Many other genius females made discoveries about dinosaurs, ancient but exact calendars, and how to cheaply make drinkable water.

I really enjoyed reading this book and that's saying something because I am not a fan of nonfiction. So I am a bit of a feminist, that definitely contributed, but these were truly amazing people. I'm all about girl power so when I saw this book on the shelf I thought, this is perfect. I didn't think I'd find such important discoveries in it, however. Without Vera Rubin's discovery, where would we be with NASA and such. All of our calculations would be wrong. These things don't seem significant, but when you apply them to modern day, how could we know so much without them? I would definitely recommend this to my mother, and a couple of my friends. I rate this book three and a half stars. ( )

This book details the findings of some famous women throughout history. I thought the book was very informative, and I learned a lot about these amazing women. Unfortunately, science and math careers are still dominated by males, even today. I appreciated that this book discussed women’s advancements in science because it shows female students that they can pursue a career in science and be successful. My issue with this book is that it is too long. Even as a college student, I had a hard time reading every word, so I do not think children would have the attention span to read this book. I also feel that some of the language is too advanced for an elementary school classroom. There are a few stories that are shorter that I feel I could read to students, but overall, I don’t really find it appropriate for elementary students. ( )

This nonfiction text contains women and girls that have contributed to world society through their inventions and discoveries. It tells of the woman that discovered the origins of writing and counting, the woman the figured out dark matter in space and the girl that discovered stone age cave art in Spain, just to name a few. It’s quite a great book in its text, illustrations and photos. ( )