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STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Moving
Series: STEM Heroes
Brief Description
Meet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us moving every day. From roboticists to mechanical engineers, geologists to seismologists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details...
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Celebrating STEM skills that keep us moving every day!
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Meet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us moving every day. From roboticists to mechanical engineers, geologists to seismologists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if you want to be a STEM hero, too! Perfect for inspiring readers aged 7 and up, and book banded to reading level Book Band 12 Brown.Books in the series:Keeping Us ConnectedKeeping Us MovingKeeping Us HealthyKeeping Us Safe
Series: STEM Heroes
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STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Moving
Meet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us moving every day. From roboticists to mechanical engineers, geologists to seismologists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if...HardbackSold Out -
STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Moving
Meet and be inspired by the huge variety of STEM heroes keeping us moving every day. From roboticists to mechanical engineers, geologists to seismologists - their STEM skills make a real difference!STEM Heroes introduces you to essential jobs and diverse STEM skills, highlighting the key details of each role. The series also includes information on what subjects to study if...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526324818
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wayland
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Rea Zhai
- Illustrated by Rea Zhai
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 212.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Tom Jackson (Author)
Tom Jackson has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at zoos. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing has also taken him to the Galapagos Islands, Amazon rainforest, coral reefs of Indonesia and Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.Rea Zhai (Illustrator) After earning her master's degree in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Rea is now working as a freelance Illustrator of children-related illustrations. She loves drawing these, as she can observe the world in a kid's way purely, which can always bring her fun, peace, and joy. She lives with her husband, baby girl, two cats, and dogs in Beijing, China.Also by Tom Jackson
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