Books with title Scientists

Curious kids can explore exciting careers in science with this fascinating series. The books explore what it is like to work in several different scientific fields, including paleontology, marine biology, and astronomy. Through detailed and colorful photographs, readers will be escorted to expeditions at dig sites, arctic fields, ocean floors, and lunar landings. Straightforward language and fun-fact sidebars make each book accessible to young readers.

What would Charles Darwin say if he was interviewed about his life and work? How would Galileo reflect upon his contribution to scientific discovery? In their day, there were few newspapers or journalists to tell these great stories; however, in Amazing Scientists, the inspirational lives of amazing people including Isaac Newton, Linus Pauling, and Louis Pasteur spring to life. The bounds of possibility in the many fields of science, including chemistry, physics, psychology, engineering, and medicine, are always being stretched. This audio collection from Amazing People Worldwide helps us understand the ways in which this can happen, through the life stories of people who have made such achievements. Meet Einstein, Curie, Faraday, Newton, Tesla, and Salk and get a very personal sense of what they achieved. Understand the challenges and risks they all faced. Explore the social as well as the technical aspects of their everyday life. Be inspired by these amazing stories as they come to life through BioViews, a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These inspirational audios from Amazing People Worldwide provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.

The Scientists at Work series introduces budding scientists and engineers to influential scientists whose discoveries changed the course of science. Photos and illustrations bring the stories of these great minds to life, and a quiz at the end of each book lets readers test their newfound knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning Principles. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

"Scientists at Work" looks at a range of exciting high-interest science careers. It gives information about specific people in the field and builds up a picture of what the job entails. Case studies of real scientists makes science seem fun and accessible, encouraging readers to think about their own career goals. Curriculum information is linked to career needs, helping readers to realise that what they learn in science classes is the same as the background knowledge that professional scientists need.