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Scientists Are Saving the World! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419765964)
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xScientists Are Saving the World! is an engaging graphic novel by writer Saskia Gwinn and illustrator Ana Albero that brings young readers into the world of real scientists and their exciting discoveries. This riotous romp is a front-row seat into the world of today's scientists. Find out who travels back in time to the land of dinosaurs, who spends their day singing with whales, who collects stars in jars, who spies on snails, and more. The best part about scientists? They started off a lot like YOU! Featuring a diverse who's who in science, children will get to know more about the exciting careers of: Mary Anning, paleontologist; Louis R. Purnell, ocean explorer and paleontologist; Valentina Tereshkova, astronaut; Liu Yang, astronaut; Joanne Simpson, meteorologist; June Bacon-Bercey, meteorologist; Deepal Warakagoda, ornithologist; Katy Payne, acoustic biologist; Stephanie Wilson, astronaut and engineer; Shigeo Hirose, robot engineer; Hans Hass, marine biologist; Eugenie Clark, marine biologist; Natalie Starkey, geologist; Haraldur Sigurson, geologist; Janaki Ammal, botanist; Ynes Mexia, botanist; Filippo Silvestri, entomologist; Charles Henry Turner, zoologist and entomologist; Wangari Maathai, environmental activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; Sir David Attenborough, biologist and broadcaster; Rachel Schneerson, doctor and vaccine developer; Uğur Şahin, oncologist and immunologist; ﾖzlem T?eci, immunologist and cancer researcher; Jedidah Isler, astrophysicist; and Neta Bahcall, astrophysicist. With an engaging full-color graphic novel format that will inspire everyone from science fair winners to reluctant readers, Scientists Are Saving the World! will demystify science for everyone.
Author: Saskia Gwinn
ISBN-10: 1419765965
ISBN-13: 9781419765964
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.45h x 8.11w x 0.39d
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2023 pg. 76
Author: Saskia Gwinn
ISBN-10: 1419765965
ISBN-13: 9781419765964
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.45h x 8.11w x 0.39d
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 10/01/2023 pg. 76
By Saskia Gwinn
xSaskia Gwinn has spent nearly 20 years carefully crafting beautiful books to inspire kids of all ages. She lives in Hertfordshire, England, with her two boys who hope dinosaurs will one day revisit Earth. In the meantime she tells them that every creature on the planet has an equally exciting story to tell. Her books include I Am Not the Easter Bunny! and Secret Stories of Nature.
Ana Albero was born in Alicante, Spain. She studied visual communication at the ﾉcole Nationale Sup駻ieure des Arts D馗oratifs in Paris, and illustration at the Berlin University of the Arts. She is now based in Berlin, where she works primarily in graphite and colored pencil creating vibrant textured images inspired by old pictures and movies. She is the illustrator of The People Awards and Little People Big Dreams: Coco Chanel.
Ana Albero was born in Alicante, Spain. She studied visual communication at the ﾉcole Nationale Sup駻ieure des Arts D馗oratifs in Paris, and illustration at the Berlin University of the Arts. She is now based in Berlin, where she works primarily in graphite and colored pencil creating vibrant textured images inspired by old pictures and movies. She is the illustrator of The People Awards and Little People Big Dreams: Coco Chanel.
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