Kid Scientists - (Kid Legends) by David Stabler (Hardcover)

About the Book

From Benjamin Franklin to Marie Curie to Neil deGrasse Tyson, this latest installment in the Kid Legends series takes a lively look into the childhoods of some of the world's most brilliant scientists. Full color.

Book Synopsis

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.

Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all 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.

Review Quotes

#1 on the New York Journal of Books Notable Children's Books 2018 list
Finalist for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

"For your budding astrophysicist, inventor, doctor, environmentalist, or mathematician, Kid Scientists will open her eyes with mini-bios of interesting and accomplished people."-- Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez

"This book is a great way to encourage kids who already love science to pursue their interests as well as to show kids who are not motivated by traditional schooling that there are many paths to greatness."--American Scientist Magazine

"Most children should enjoy reading it, without noticing how much they are learning, as they internalize the idea that they, too, can grow up to be scientists."--Science

"Portraits of 16 bright lights in the scientific firmament, with particular focus on some of their lesser-known quirks and achievements...Worthy role models all."--Kirkus Reviews

"Lively and informative."--Booklist

"A funny and inspiring book for children and adults."--New York Journal of Books

"Kid Scientists is filled with cute illustrations. . . [and] mini-biographies that are interesting, funny, and, most importantly, relevant to kids today."--Geek Dad

"I can think of no better way to convey to children that their heroes were once just like them."--Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star

Praise for the Kid Legends series:
"Just like history class, only hilarious."--Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever, on Kid Presidents

"Outstanding... Inspiring and entertaining."--Booklist, starred review, on Kid Athletes

"With cartoonish illustrations that will attract fans of Jeff Kinney's The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rachel Renée Russell's The Dork Diaries, this informative offering leaves no presidential childhood rock unturned."--School Library Journal, on Kid Presidents

"A heartening reminder that 17 unconventional greats--not to mention all the rest--started out as children too."--Kirkus Reviews, on Kid Artists

"Impressively diverse."--Booklist, on Kid Artists

"Memorably weird childhood moments. . . are likely to stick with readers, as will Horner's impish cartoons."--Publishers Weekly, on Kid Artists

"Lively glimpses of formative moments and budding talents."--Kirkus Reviews, on Kid Authors

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.