{"product_id":"kid-scientists-by-anoosha-syed-9781683690740","title":"Kid Scientists","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the best elements of \u003cem\u003eKid Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKid Athletes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKid Artists\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKid Authors\u003c\/em\u003e—colourful illustrations, kid-relatable subjects, and real stories of childhood conflict, comedy, and triumph—\u003cem\u003eKid Scientists\u003c\/em\u003e tells true tales from the childhoods of a wide range of the world's most brilliant scientists before they were famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know Jane Goodall, who would become the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, had a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee as a child? She loved animals so much that she was constantly bringing them inside—including worms and snails—much to her mother's horror!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he would one day become a brilliant theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking hated school as a child and spent his free time assembling model airplanes, inventing board games, and even building his own computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeil deGrasse Tyson, who became a famous astrophysicist, ran a dog-walking business after school to save up money for a telescope, which he used to observe the skies from the roof of his family's apartment building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe diverse and inclusive cast ranges from physicists like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marie Curie, and Stephen Hawking to inventors like Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Nikola Tesla. It includes astronaut Sally Ride, mathematician Katherine Johnson (of \u003cem\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/em\u003e fame), primatologist Jane Goodall, and many more, making it a perfect addition to libraries, classrooms, and kids' home collections alike. With Anoosha Syed's whimsical illustrations bringing every caper, scrape, and sticky situation to life, this book is a fun and approachable introduction to the giants of the scientific world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFunny and totally true childhood biographies and full-colour illustrations tell tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Marie Curie, and 12 other brilliant scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStephen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKid Scientists\u003c\/em\u003e tells 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-colour cartoon illustrations on nearly every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48010592387308,"sku":"9781683690740","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683690740-kid-scientists.jpg?v=1785152682","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/kid-scientists-by-anoosha-syed-9781683690740","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}