Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars (Kid Legends)($7.71Value)

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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 brilliant scientists. Every great scientist started out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world's most celebrated scientists had 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. Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all 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. #1 on the New York Journal of Books Notable Children's Books 2018 list Finalist for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books “For your budding astrophysicist, inventor, doctor, environmentalist, or mathematician,  Kid Scientists  will open her eyes with mini-bios of interesting and accomplished people.”— Terri Schlichenmeyer,  The Bookworm Sez “This book is a great way to encourage kids who already love science to pursue their interests as well as to show kids who are not motivated by traditional schooling that there are many paths to greatness.” —American Scientist Magazine  “Most children should enjoy reading it, without noticing how much they are learning, as they internalize the idea that they, too, can grow up to be scientists.” —Science “Portraits of 16 bright lights in the scientific firmament, with particular focus on some of their lesser-known quirks and achievements...Worthy role models all.”— Kirkus Reviews “Lively and informative.”— Booklist “A funny and inspiring book for children and adults.”— New York Journal of Books  “ Kid Scientists  is filled with cute illustrations. . . [and] mini-biographies that are interesting, funny, and, most importantly, relevant to kids today.”— Geek Dad “I can think of no better way to convey to children that their heroes were once just like them.”— Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star   Praise for the Kid Legends series: “Just like history class, only hilarious.”—Tim Federle, author of  Better Nate Than Ever, on Kid Presidents   “Outstanding... Inspiring and entertaining.”— Booklist , starred review , on Kid Athletes “With cartoonish illustrations that will attract fans of Jeff Kinney’s The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rachel Renée Russell’s The Dork Diaries , this informative offering leaves no presidential childhood rock unturned.”— School Library Journal, on Kid Presidents   “A heartening reminder that 17 unconventional greats—not to mention all the rest—started out as children too.”— Kirkus Reviews, on Kid Artists “Impressively diverse.”— Booklist, on Kid Artists   “Memorably weird childhood moments. . . are likely to stick with readers, as will Horner’s impish cartoons.”— Publishers Weekly, on Kid Artists   “Lively glimpses of formative moments and budding talents.”— Kirkus Reviews, on Kid Authors David Stabler is the author of  Kid Presidents  (Quirk, 2014), Kid Athletes  (Quirk, 2015), Kid Artists (Quirk, 2016), and Kid Authors (Quirk, 2017). He Lives in New York City. Anoosha Syed  is an illustrator and character designer for animation. She lives in Toronto. Neil deGrasse Tyson One starry night, in the autumn of 1957, the life of nine-year-old Neil deGrasse Tyson’ changed forever. In the middle of a vast, domed amphitheater, the house lights dimmed and a booming voice announced: "We are now in the universe, and here are the stars."      Comets streaked. Planets whirled. The moon waxed and the constellations appeared. A meteor vaporized, leaving a glowing trail in its wake. Seated in the dark, Neil was transfixed by a celestial light show the likes of which he had never seen.      This was Neil’s first visit to a planetarium—the Hayden Planetarium in New York City—and his first encounter with the wonders of astronomy, the science of observing the sky.      When the lights rose, Neil realized that what he had just seen was only an amazing simulation projected onto the theater’s dome. Nevertheless, Neil’s interest had been piqued, and his imagination fired. He decided then and there that he wanted to follow the stars for the rest of his life.      “The study of the universe would be my career,” he said later, “and no force on Earth would stop me.” From then on, whenever someone asked Neil what he wanted to be when he grew up, he proudly answered: "I'm going to be an astrophysicist!