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What Do Scientists Do?

Series: Jobs People Do
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What Do Scientists Do? by Tom Mumbray is an engaging children's book that introduces young readers to the diverse world of science. It explores various scientific disciplines, illustrating what scientists study and discover about our world. Through vibrant illustrations and simple explanations, it aims to inspire curiosity and a love of learning in children.
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Format: Hardback
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A fascinating insight into the many, many amazing jobs that scientists do.

Explore careers in science as you meet a multitude of scientists doing a huge variety of jobs in everything from astronomy to zoology. See what they do at work and marvel at their ground-breaking discoveries, then find out how you could become a scientist yourself.

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  • What Do Scientists Do?
    A fascinating insight into the many, many amazing jobs that scientists do. Explore careers in science as you meet a multitude of scientists doing a huge variety of jobs in everything from astronomy to zoology. See what they do at work and marvel at their ground-breaking discoveries, then find out how you could become a scientist yourself.
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474969024

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Geraldine Sy
  • Illustrated by Can Tugrul
  • Illustrated by Geraldine Sy

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 80

About the Author

Tom Mumbray (Author)
Tom studied History at university before joining Usborne in 2018. Since then he's worked on books about Planet Earth, technology, maths and inventions (and learned lots of amazing facts about everything from paleoburrows to fireworks along the way).

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