Change is in the Air

The HIdden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote,

the First Climate Scientist

A TRUE TALE WITH

A CHERRY ON TOP

Henry Holt and Compay

(MacKids)

(pub. 4.16.2026)

40 pages

Ages 4 - 8

Author: Rebecca Donnelly

   Illustrator: Mercè López

Character: Eunice Newton Foote

Overview:

" In an era when few women practiced science, Eunice Newton Foote dared to search for answers to a mystery that no one else had solved.

A visionary scientist, suffragist, and mother, Eunice conducted a groundbreaking experiment that uncovered the first clues about global warming. Defying the limitations society placed on her, she boldly pursued her hypothesis, paving the way for our modern understanding of climate change."

Tantalizing taste:

"Eunice's research was noted by Scientific American in an article titled 'Scientific Ladies'...She was the first person to prove that what we now call global warming is caused in part by an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. It took more than 150 years for Eunice to receive credit for this work."

And something more: Why Wasn't Eunice's Work Recognized explains: "How can we judge her sphere? Should we say it was too small for her, or that she was ahead of her time? What we know for certain is that in the nineteenth century, only sixteen American women published physics papers in scientific journals. The two articles that came first? Eunice Newton Foote wrote them both."