This engaging graphic novel 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,
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!
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 Sigurosson, geologist; Janaki Ammal,
botanist; Ynes Mexia, botanist; Filippo Silvestri, entomologist; Charles
Henry Turner, zoologist and entomologist; Wangari Maathai, environmental
activist, received Nobel Peace Prize; Sir David Attenborough, biologist
and broadcaster; Rachel Schneerson, doctor, vaccine developer; Uğur
Şahin, oncologist and immunologist; Özlem Türeci, immunologist, cancer
researcher; Jedidah Isler, astrophysicist; and Neta Bahcall,
astrophysicist.
