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Scientists Are Saving the World!

9781419765964

Scientists Are Saving the World!

  • ISBN 13:

    9781419765964

  • ISBN 10:

    1419765965

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 05/02/2023
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

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Summary

Scientists 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 Sigurðsson, 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; Özlem Türeci, 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.

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