Ishta Mercurio writes in lyrical prose of this journey of the world of Nanda as a baby that starts off small and cozy, but with nurturing, grows larger and larger. It’s a small world when you view the earth from the vantage point of another planet.
Small World by Ishta Mercurio, illustrated by Jen Corace
The girl’s emotional journey reminds a child not to quit. But making her magnificent thing leads down a frustrating path of trial and error. This book best reflects–Inspiration + motivation + passion = Endless possibilities.
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley SpiresĪ little girl has an amazing idea that she’s going to make the most magnificent thing! All she has to do is make it. Īda Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David RobertsĪda didn’t speak until she turned three, but when she did, she was full of questions, especially about why? Turns out, she has all the traits and the heart of a great scientist (though she’s also an exhausting kid to raise!). She uses the hat with some tweaks into a flying contraption for her aunt and learns that failure is the problem-solving tool of an engineer. Rosie is a closet inventor after she thought her cheese hat python deterrent that was ridiculed. The only true failure can come if you quit. Life might have its failures, but this was not it. STEM Picture Books for Girls Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty What are your favorite STEM books that inspire girls? Thanks for sharing! Here’s to the progress women have made in science, and here’s to supporting all girls as they find their passion in life. If someone really wants a career in science, she’s not going to let anything stop her. If you peruse the timeline of female scientists and their picture book biographies, one thing is clear. And yet, the big thinkers at RISD think they very well will end up at the same place. For my middle daughter, a STEM career mixed with an entrepreneur’s drive seems likely. For my oldest, her path is towards art school. What’s the end goal? Karen Peterson, the chief executive of the National Girls Collaborative Project, says it’s to “increase their persistence and resilience in STEM studies so that those early kernels of interest translate into meaningful careers.”Īs a mom of two girls, I am of the opinion that it’s the parents’ job to pay attention to where the child leads you. So what is it? Girls are better than boys at science? Or girls are worse at science? Or girls in higher socio-economic brackets outperform boys? via The Guardianīreaking down theNational Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores by gender, girls averaged 151 points (out of a possible 300), three points higher than for boys in the first-ever Technology and Engineering Literacy ( TEL) assessment was given in 2014. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday, which found that 15-year-old girls around the world, outperform boys in science – except for in the United States, Britain and Canada.
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