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Gutsy Girls Go For Science: Paleontologists: With Stem Projects for Kids Paperback – September 24, 2019
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Hands-on science projects pair up with inspiring biographies of female paleontologists in a full-color book for ages 8 to 11 that will have kids digging in their own backyards and making real-world learning connections!
Who were the first people to walk upright? What kind of life existed millions of years ago? How have organisms changed through the eons? These are the kinds of questions that keep paleontologists awake at night! In Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Paleontologists with STEM Projects for Kids, readers ages 8 to 11 meet five female paleontologists who made breakthrough discoveries of ancient life from millions of years ago, including Mary Anning, Mignon Talbot, Tilly Edinger, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, and Mary Leakey. These women all led fascinating lives while working in the field and in the lab, often facing challenges because of their gender and race.
• Through hands-on STEM projects such as creating a paleontology diorama, modeling an excavation, preparing specimens and finding clues in teeth, kids gain critical thinking skills just like the ones necessary to succeed in the field.
• Essential questions, cool facts about female scientists, and links to online resources all reinforce high-level learning.
• Using a fun narrative style, engaging illustrations combined with photography, fascinating facts, essential questions, and hands-on projects, this book deepens readers’ creative thinking skills.
About the Gutsy Girls Go for Science set and Nomad Press
Paleontologists is part of a set of four Gutsy Girls Go for Science books that explore career connections for young scientists. The other titles in this series include Programmers, Engineers, and Astronauts.
Nomad Press books in the Gutsy Girls Go for Science series integrate content with participation, encouraging readers to engage in student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
- Reading age8 - 11 years
- Print length112 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 5
- Lexile measure920L
- Dimensions7.5 x 0.2 x 8.9 inches
- PublisherNomad Press
- Publication dateSeptember 24, 2019
- ISBN-101619307936
- ISBN-13978-1619307933
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"The Gusty Girls Go for Science series (4 titles) combines STEM projects with illuminating biographies of influential female scientists, who helped transform their fields―not just as the first women to study or accomplish something but frequently as the first scientist who did. Here readers get a quick introduction to paleontology before digging into the contributions made to the discipline by Mary Anning, Mignon Talbot, Tilly Edinger, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, and Mary Leakey. While all five women are white, some diversity is pulled in through the book’s QR codes that link to articles and videos of modern scientists at work. Time lines, photographs, and inviting illustrations add kid appeal to the interesting text, which is further broken up by informative sidebars and hands-on projects that simulate paleontological digs and activities."
"This girl-empowering STEM series introduces aspiring young scientists to a variety of career fields through the stories of groundbreaking women who made their mark in four disciplines: Paleontology, Space Exploration, Computer Programming, and Engineering. Each Gutsy Girls book introduces five remarkable role models, telling each woman's story in an engaging chapter-length biography filled with full-color photos, artwork, timelines, and sidebars full of fun facts. Hands-on 'field assignments' encouraging experimentation and critical thinking are interspersed throughout the books, including ones focused on building a space rover, preparing specimens, and designing a web page. These fascinating books' combination of women's history and STEM activities will encourage young readers to imagine themselves as the gutsy scientists of the future. Ages: 8 to 11"
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"These sprightly biography anthologies spotlight five women whose curiosity and determination led them to break barriers and change perceptions. QR codes support information relayed in time lines, archive photos, reflective questions, sidebars, and pull quotes. The codes are used to their very best effect, sending readers to news reports, archival video, websites, TEDx talks, and even a webcomic. Each link is listed in the backmatter. The five or six activities per book range from simple observation to rather involved projects and forgo detailed instructions, instead encouraging readers to make choices and assemble materials and create their own challenges. Engineers is a standout for showcasing little-known stories like water safety pioneer Ellen Swallow Richards, while Programmers has the best activities and uses real programming tools. VERDICT: A holistic approach incorporating personal stories, history, and STEM content."
A Book Series Teaching and Inspiring Girls About Science
Gutsy Girls Go for Science is a new 4 book Science series that highlights the careers of five famous female scientists and trailblazers in the fields of engineering, space, programming, and paleontology. Each book begins with a basic introduction for each field explaining its history, introducing key vocabulary, and what to expect when reading further in the book.
Each biography begins with the woman’s picture, a timeline displaying key life events and accomplishments. and what they are known for in the science world. The 18 pages devoted to each woman include easy-to-read stories of their works and contributions, photographs, and inserts of engaging critical questions. At the end of each section, readers are presented with "field assignments" that include ideas of how they can continue the legacy of that particular woman along with hands-on STEM projects that take the ideas one step further.
Each book ends with an informative resource page and glossary. The books in this series are excellent primary resources and would be worthwhile additions to not only the personal library for future scientists but for classroom libraries as well.
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“Coding is extremely popular with students now as they work to develop games and apps to meet the common social and gaming interests. Written like a magazine with short reading areas followed by “Ask & Answer” essential questions, the book focuses on reading comprehension and reasoning skills while also teaching about technology then and now. . . This book is anything but dull and definitely not ‘textbooky’”.
About the Author
Shululu (Hui Li) has always been driven by curiosity. She received a PhD in computational chemistry from the University of Chicago and is the illustrator of the Physical Science for Kids set of nonfiction picture books from Nomad Press. She is devoted to bringing joy and science to young readers through fun illustrations! She lives with her husband in New York, New York.
Product details
- Publisher : Nomad Press (September 24, 2019)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 112 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1619307936
- ISBN-13 : 978-1619307933
- Reading age : 8 - 11 years
- Lexile measure : 920L
- Grade level : 3 - 5
- Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.2 x 8.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #688,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #173 in Children's Fossil Books (Books)
- #561 in Children's Science Biographies (Books)
- #1,018 in Children's Women Biographies (Books)
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About the author
Karen Bush Gibson is the author 30+ non-fiction books for children. While she writes on a wide variety of topics, she particularly enjoys highlighting remarkable women in history. She has written for two series for Nomad Press: Gutsy Girls Go for Science (Paleontologists and Programmers) and Girls in Science (Marine Biology and Meteorology).
Gibson is the author of four books from Chicago Review Press--Native American History for Kids; Texas History for Kids; Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions and Gravity-Breaking Adventures; and Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys. "Women Aviators" was chosen by Air & Space Smithsonian as one of the Best Children's Books of 2013 and a 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Book by the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS).
Gibson is also the author of an adult mystery, "A Class on Murder" (as K.B. Gibson), the first in the Ronnie Raven series. Gibson also writes travel and children's features for print and the Internet in addition to curriculum writing and instructional design. She is a member of Sisters of Crime, Inc. and the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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