In this nonfiction picture book, a young child marvels with wide-eyed wonder at how much scientists know about the world inside, around, and beyond us. Intriguing discoveries such as how sea stars walk on tiny tube feet, how dinosaurs roamed the shores of seas that are now grasslands, and how on Jupiter, the same storm has raged for hundreds of years will also stimulate readers’ curiosity. Though it sometimes seems scientists know everything, the curious youngster still has many questions that, as of yet, have no answer. Why does every humpback whale sing a different song? How do trees learn to talk to one another through their tangled roots? And of course: What will I discover? The full-page colour illustrations delightfully portray pleasant-faced creatures and land, undersea, and space scenes. The style is simple, yet there is plenty to explore visually. The text is clear and sentences short.

Other End Matter: Images in the book game, Introduction to STEAM
Images: Colour illustrations
Bibliography: No
Index: No

Source: Books BC - BC Books for Schools

Tanya Lloyd Kyi
grew up in Creston, B.C. She began her writing career as a high school poet, producing pages and pages of work that her mother loved and her best friend religiously archived (possibly for a future blackmailing scheme). The original edition of Canadian Girls Who Rocked the World was Tanya's first book for young readers. She has since published nine other titles, including Canadian Boys Who Rocked The World, which was short-listed for the Silver Birch Award by the Ontario Library Association. Tanya now lives in Vancouver, B.C.

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Rachel Qiuqi is an illustrator and designer who spent six years studying animation before focusing on illustration for children. Her books include What’s Growing in Mommy’s Tummy? and We Are Earthlings. She is based in Canada.

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"Tanya Lloyd Kyi does a fine job sparking young people’s curiosity with this book, beautifully illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi."—Montreal Gazette

"Science begins with questions, and this thought-provoking STEAM title offers an invitation to dream and discover."
—Booklist

"Celebrating intellectual curiosity, this book invites young readers to quest for answers."
—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for This is Your Brain on Stereotypes by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Drew Shannon

"A must-read primer for change."
—STARRED Kirkus Review

"Alongside Drew Shannon's colourful illustrations [Lloyd Kyi] encapsulates key sociological and scientific research on racism and stereotyping."
—New York Times

"A worthwhile purchase... that will help readers recognize, understand, and eradicate stereotypes."
—School Library Journal