Maryam's Magic

In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman in the world to win the Fields Medal, widely considered to be the Nobel Prize of mathematics. She was also the first Iranian to receive the award.

The book has great pictures that inspire feelings of wonder. The text is very wordy and better suited for older children who can understand the words and the context of Maryam's story. I would say that the connection between storytelling and mathematics was not made clear through the storytelling in this book and could have been improved. Overall, this is a great story about women in science and a good reminder of the amazing contributions that immigrants make to the United States, as well, since she moved to the United States in 1999.