Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars

From the author who brought young readers KID ATHLETES, KID PRESIDENTS, KID ARTISTS, and KID AUTHORS comes KID SCIENTISTS, a lively look into the childhoods of the world’s most brilliant scientists.

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 brilliantscientists.

Every greatscientiststarted out as a kid. Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world’s most celebratedscientistshad 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 andsnails into her house. AndNeil deGrasse Tysonhad to start a dog-walkingbusiness to save up money to buy a telescope.

KidScientiststells 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.