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Science People

A Celebration of Our Diverse People of Science
By David Lee Csicsko
Series: People Series
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Science People celebrates the rich diversity of the global scientific community, introducing readers to over 50 pioneering figures across fields like botany, biology, physics, engineering, and mathematics. Featuring both historical icons such as Galileo and Marie Curie and contemporary scientists like Nobel laureates Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, as well as bat virologist Phillip Alviola, this book highlights a multicultural array of genders, races, and nationalities. With bold, whimsical illustrations and engaging bios, it inspires curiosity about the world and underscores that science is accessible to everyone.
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Format: Hardback
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Recommended for children aged 8 and above, this book is ideal for young readers interested in science, diversity, and inspiring real-world stories of innovation and discovery.

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"From astronomers to zoologists, Science People highlights explorers in a wide range of fields - representing a multicultural mix of genders, races, and nationalities, in walks of life - showing that science is for everyone. It will inspire readers young and old to ask their own questions about the world around them."--

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Age range 8+

Science is for everyone!

Science People celebrates the diversity of the scientific community around the world. Meet more than 50 trailblazers in botany, biology, physics, engineering, mathematics, and a host of other STEM fields.

Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko (The Skin You Live In) along with concise, engaging bios celebrate a diverse group of scientists from around the world and all eras of history. Classic figures like Galileo and Marie Curie are included alongside scientists and activists working in the field right now—like geneticists (and Nobel Prize winners) Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, or Phillip Alviola, a bat virologist from the Philippines on the cutting edge of coronavirus research.

From astronomers to zoologists, Science People highlights explorers in a wide range of fields—representing a multicultural mix of genders, races, and nationalities, in all walks of life—showing that science is for everyone. It will inspire readers young and old to ask their own questions about the world around them.

'Packed with [Csicsko’s] lively portraits of both famous and overlooked figures, [LGBTQ+ Icons and Science People] celebrate diversity, smarts, and creativity.' - Chicago Magazine

Series: People Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781951963071

Publisher: Trope Publishing Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 December 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Trope Publishing Co.

Illustration: 50+ color illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Lee Csicsko
  • Text by Lindy Sinclair

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 112

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational David Lee Csicsko Series: People Series

About the Author

David Lee Csicsko is an award-winning artist and designer whose distinctive artwork, stained glass, and mosaics beautify train stations, hospitals, churches and universities across the Midwest and East Coast. His many credits include designing the Obamas' White House Christmas in 2012. David's lively illustrations can also be seen in The Skin You Live In from the Chicago Children's Museum, now in its 16th printing. Through his use of color, bold graphics and playful patterns, David Lee Csicsko celebrates the richness and diversity of life.

Lindy Sinclair has worked in design, music, politics, printing, and publishing, but reading has always been her first love. She is currently Trope Publishing Co.'s resident wordsmith and proofreading wizard, and though she has written since grade school, Science People is the first book with her name on the cover. She grew up in northeast Ohio but now lives, reads and knits in Chicago.

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