Queen of Leaves: The Story of Botanist Ynes Mexia

by Stephen Briseño

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The wax palm knows what it's like to defy the odds. Ynes Mexia knew it too. QUEEN OF LEAVES tells the true story of Ynes Mexia, the inspiring and fearless Mexican-American adventurer-botanist, and her quest to find the mysterious wax palm tree. Ynes enrolled in university in her 50s, at an age when women were not expected to be students. There she discovered botany -- a passion...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1959244019

ISBN13:9781959244011

Release Date:September 2023

Publisher:Innovation Press

Length:48 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 10.0" x 10.0"

Age Range:8 to 12 years

Grade Range:Grades 3 to 7

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Biographies Children's Children's Books

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