This lesson uses the book lab girl, written by hope jahren. It is the recipient of the national book critics circle award for autobiography, a new york times notable book, winner of the american association for the advancement of science prize for excellence in science books, a finalist for the pene. Evening book discussion lab girl scarborough public. Lab girl is her revelatory treatise on plant lifebut it is also a celebration of the lifelong curiosity, humility, and passion that drive every scientist. Longwood gardens community read book discussion questions. Lab girl shares kellers joy in discovering kinship with the world.
A women she met while doing a summer internship on cerulean warblers in west virginia had suggested liz read your wonderful insightful book. Woven throughout lab girl is the story of bill, who is jahrens colleague, friend and surrogate family member. If you or a friend would like to join the discussion, pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk on the main floor. The questions, topics for discussion, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of lab girl, a beautifully crafted blend of memoir and science writing wherein hope jahren, a renowned research scientist, moves with ease between the wonders and rigors of scientific investigation and the demands and joys that have shaped. Lab girl, hope jahrens road map to the secret life. Visit the main library for a free copy of the book lab girl by hope jahren, while supplies last.
Her awardwinning, bestselling memoir lab girl tells the story of a young woman who finds friendship. The authors father was a physics and earth science teacher who encouraged her play in the laboratory, and her mother was a student of english literature who nurtured her love of reading. Lab girl by hope jahren book discussion libcal university. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Winner of the national book critics circle award for autobiography a new york times notable book geobiologist hope jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. To use the book lab girl as a starting point for a close look at the life of a scientist and the impact her professional and personal experiences had on her career. We have a limited number of free books, so register now to get your copy. Lab girl book discussion join us for a discussion of lab girl by hope jahren, part of the big read, sponsored by the national endowment for the arts. Lab girl is a 2016 memoir by american geochemist, geobiologist, and professor hope jahren, published by alfred a. When hope jahren was a young girl, she regularly visited her fathers science lab at a community college in a small town in minnesota. Hope jahrens humane and smart lab girl opens with this quote from helen keller. Jahrens relationship with bill is a sustained theme in lab girl.
Hope jahrens memoir, lab girl, is separated into three parts, with each part including a different aspect. Apr 05, 2016 awardwinning scientist jahren geology and geophysicsuniv. Hope jahren, author of the new york times best seller, lab girl, for a very special talk delving into her life as a scientist, mother, and friend, and her lifelong relationship with plants. Acclaimed scientist hope jahren has built three laboratories in which shes studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. In this excerpt of her conversation with nautilus, jahren speaks specifically and with candor about the language she usedand didnt usein lab girl. This 39page guide for lab girl by hope jahren includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 37 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expert.
Geobiologist hope jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. The more i handled things and learned their names and uses, the more joyous and confident grew my sense of kinship with the rest of the world. Feel free to use these notes to help you lead your book club. Hope jahren goodreads author topics about this book topics that mention this book. The panel will be moderated by provost robin morgan, beginning at 4.
Why do you think she introduces this at the midpoint of her book. Lab girl is a book about work and about love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. The questions, topics for discussion, and suggestions for further reading that follow are. Mar 29, 2016 her engrossing new memoir, lab girl, is at once a thrilling account of her discovery of her vocation and a gifted teachers road map to the secret lives of plants a book that, at its. Jahren describes her struggles with mental illness in a gripping and vivid interlude pp. Nov 08, 2017 i read the entire book lab girl on a trip to topsail island. Awardwinning scientist jahren geology and geophysicsuniv.
About this guide the questions, topics for discussion, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of lab girl, a beautifully crafted blend of memoir and science writing wherein hope jahren, a renowned research scientist, moves with ease between the wonders and rigors of scientific investigation and the demands and joys that have shaped her. Subscribe in itunes rss feed download play in another tab slate plus members. Copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk one month before the discussion. This memoir explores hope jahrens upbringing and training as a geobiologist, her experiences in the lab, her musings on nature and the environment, and the peaks and valleys of being a scientist free copies of lab girl are available thanks to an nea big read grant awarded to duquesne university. Cognitive neuroscience can explain why numbers of a certain opulence can. Hope jahren jahren has built three laboratories in which shes studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. The soldout event drew a crowd of over 100 people including people new to the world of science, all of whom had found a common thread in lab girl.
It won the national book critics circle award for autobiography, among other awards, and was named a best book of the year by a number of prominent magazines. In what ways do bills manner and methods in the lab complement jahrens. Using measurements of the stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen, my group is working to elucidate information about. Their friendship evolves and deepens throughout the book, describing how between them they always, somehow, manage to keep the show on the road. Jahren published her debut book of creative nonfictionthe memoir lab girl knopfin 2016 to widespread critical acclaim. Our research focuses on living and fossil organisms, and how they are chemically linked to the global environment. Her engrossing new memoir, lab girl, is at once a thrilling account of her discovery of her vocation and a gifted teachers road map to the secret lives of plants a book that, at its. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Lab girl summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Listen to an exclusive excerpt from hope jahrens new book.
She tells about her childhood in rural minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged. My daughter liz is so much like you, and she shared the book with me. Watch that, and then listen to her read lab girls first chapter in this exclusive audiobook excerpt, courtesy penguin random house. This memoir explores hope jahrens upbringing and training as a geobiologist, her experiences in the lab, her musings on nature and the environment, and the peaks and valleys of being a scientist. Using measurements of the stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen, my group is working to elucidate information about metabolism and environment, both in the human environment, and through geologic time. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation. The secret life of plants and lab girl author hope jahren. Come join us for a discussion of the book lab girl by hope jahren. In the meantime, use these litlovers talking points to start a discussion for lab girl. H ope jahrens memoir of her life in science, lab girl, has been described by the new york times as a book that at its best, does for botany what oliver sackss essays did for neurology. Lab girl is a recommended book by reading group choices.
Mar 01, 2016 lab girl is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. Sep, 2018 the university of delaware s first year seminar program and the office of the provost will present a faculty discussion on the 2018 common reader, lab girl, by hope jahren. Lab girl is a best book club book for discussion, a memoir about how one woman found a sanctuary in science and learned to perform lab work done with the. In lab girl, jahren traces her path from an early infatuation with the natural world to. That revelation led to her new book lab girl, both an investigation into the complex and thrilling lives of plants and a deeply personal memoir. Discussion questions well add the publishers questions if and when theyre made available. This 39page guide for lab girl by hope jahren includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 37 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Hope jahren is an awardwinning scientist who has been pursuing independent research in paleobiology since 1996, when she completed her phd at university of california berkeley and began teaching and researching first at the georgia institute of technology and then at johns hopkins university. Lab girl by hope jahren meet your next favorite book. The discussion will be march 26th, at 7pm in the board room. Canceled lab girl book discussion for the nea big read.
People ask me about my process, jahren tweeted in 2017. Reviews and discussion questions for lab girl are listed along with links to key places and things relevant to the story. This 39page guide for lab girl by hope jahren includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 37 chapters, as well as several more in. What is the main conflict in lab girl by hope jahren. To listen to the audio book club discussion of lab girl, click the arrow on the player below. Lab girl is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. The perfect christmas book for those already restless for spring tim adams, guardian best biographies of 2016 lab girl is a book about work and about love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. Lab girl by hope jahren reading guidebook club discussion. What an awesome book about trees and people and real life. Apr 27, 2017 a careful reader or insightful book group could probably return a favor to jahren, the undergraduate, and write a paper on the use and meaning of heart within lab girl. Gemma jiang, director of the organizational innovation lab at swanson school of. Lab girl is a best book club book for discussion, a memoir about how one woman found a sanctuary in science and learned to perform lab work done with the heart and hands. Join us for a discussion of lab girl by hope jahren, part of the big read, sponsored by the national endowment for the arts.
Join us for a book discussion of lab girl by hope jahren. The audio book club meets lab girl slate critics discuss hope jahrens memoir of plants and friendship. Evening book discussion lab girl an illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science. Evening book discussion lab girl scarborough public library. The following discussion questions about this book are intended for high school students, but can be easily adapted to other grade levels as well. Discussion questions book club recommendationsdiscussion. Canceled lab girl book discussion for the nea big read hsls is hosting a discussion of the book lab girl by hope jahren on tuesday, march 24. Join us for a book discussion of lab girl by hope jahren geobiologist hope jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. The questions, topics for discussion, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your groups discussion of lab girl, a beautifully crafted blend of memoir and science writing wherein hope jahren, a renowned research scientist, moves with ease between the wonders and rigors of scientific investigation and the demands and joys that have. On october 23, 2017, the arnold arboretum hosted dr.