  | Curious mind and a very big heart : the story of designer and innovator Sara Little Turnbull Author: Lewis, Aura | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
Sara Little Turnbull was a girl with a big heart and a bigger imagination. Her creativity and curiosity led her to the world of design--a world of imagining, planning, and creating something useful. Discover the true story of a talented girl who grew up to design everything from cake mix to spacesuits to the N95 mask. With a curious mind and a big heart, see how the smallest idea can make a very big difference.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (-) (05/01/23)
Booklist (06/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2023 It is a challenge to write a brief biography of someone whose achievements are as varied as those of Sara Little Turnbull. Sara's original creations included a range of everyday and household objects, a spacesuit, and the precursor to the N95 surgical mask. Lewis tries to bring together these disparate strands under the umbrella of “design,” which she describes in flowing, colorful script as imagining, planning, and creating something useful and, later, as magic, curiosity, being inventive, and creating order. The story traces Turnbull's journey from a curious, observant child to a mature designer and, eventually, teacher. Lewis' free-flowing drawings evoke Turnbull's creativity, although a more realistic style might have been more effective in bringing her specific creations to life. Readers drawn to the abstract concept of design will find this book inspiring, while those more interested in Turnbull's concrete achievements will also find plenty in the text to pique their curiosity. Either way, readers will be glad to have learned about this extraordinary woman. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 06/15/2023 It is a challenge to write a brief biography of someone whose achievements are as varied as those of Sara Little Turnbull. Sara's original creations included a range of everyday and household objects, a spacesuit, and the precursor to the N95 surgical mask. Lewis tries to bring together these disparate strands under the umbrella of “design,” which she describes in flowing, colorful script as imagining, planning, and creating something useful and, later, as magic, curiosity, being inventive, and creating order. The story traces Turnbull's journey from a curious, observant child to a mature designer and, eventually, teacher. Lewis' free-flowing drawings evoke Turnbull's creativity, although a more realistic style might have been more effective in bringing her specific creations to life. Readers drawn to the abstract concept of design will find this book inspiring, while those more interested in Turnbull's concrete achievements will also find plenty in the text to pique their curiosity. Either way, readers will be glad to have learned about this extraordinary woman. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
