Kid Scientists True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars |
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Author:
| Stabler, David |
Illustrator:
| Syed, Anoosha |
Series title: | Kid Legends Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-68369-074-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
Publisher: | Quirk Books
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $13.99 |
Book Description:
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Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, and 12 other brilliantscientists. Every greatscientiststarted out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world's most celebratedscientistshad regular-kid problems just like you.
Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, and 12 other brilliantscientists. Every greatscientiststarted out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world's most celebratedscientistshad regular-kid problems just like you.
- Stephen Hawking hated school, and preferred to spend his free time building model airplanes, inventing board games, and even building his own computer.
- Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails into her house.
- And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope.
Kid Scientists tells the stories of a diverse and inclusive group-also including
Temple Grandin,Nikola Tesla,
Ada Lovelace, Benjamin Franklin,
Isaac Newton, Rosalind Franklin,Sally Ride,
Rachel Carson,
George Washington Carver, and
Vera Rubin-through kid-friendly texts and full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page.