Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists

A kid can grow up to become a scientist by taking things apart, putting things together, gazing up at the night sky, drawing, imagining, building, and exploring, as shown in this nonfiction picture book by Kate Messner. It features beautiful illustrations by Julia Kuo and is a great gift for curious kids interested in STEM topics and scientific discoveries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 60 pages
Publication date: 24 October 2024
Publisher: Chronicle Books

How does a kid grow up to become a scientist? This fascinating nonfiction picture book from New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner delves into the surprising origins behind some of the most remarkable scientific discoveries. Before these great scientists were scientists, they were, in fact, doing all the things kids do: taking things apart, putting things together, gazing up at the night sky, drawing, imagining, building, and exploring. Things that scientists do, too. This book of unexpected beginnings powerfully demonstrates that the great scientists of the future could be practically anyone . . . including you. Written by Kate Messner, bestselling author of the acclaimed Over and Under nature book series and more than fifty books for young readers, and beautifully illustrated by Julia Kuo, this is a book to gift to any curious kid interested in STEM topics, fascinated by scientific discoveries, and inspired by biographies of people whose work has had an impact on the world.

Dimension: 305 x 241 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781452176963