Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars

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.

Kid Scientists 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-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page.

Author: David Stabler
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 10/09/2018
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781683690740
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 500345 / Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2018
Booklist 10/01/2018 pg. 39
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
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.