Scientists: Inspiring tales of the world’s brightest scientific minds (DK Explorers)
£13.60£16.10 (-16%)
Meet the people who changed the world of science and technology, biology, chemistry, and physics!
Read the stories of the brainiest people who ever lived and the scientific discoveries they made. Each page illustrated a famous scientist’s life and what made their contribution to this fascinating field so important.
Scientists is an exciting book perfect for children ages 7-9 years. Inside you will find:
– Features the stories of more than 50 scientists such as Isaac Newton both famous and lesser-known
– Comprehensive coverage of the most important scientific advancements of all time
– Stories of scientists from all over the world specialising in different areas of science
– Engaging STEAM information inline with the national curriculum
The biggest scientific breakthroughs in history have something in common: super smart people who kept looking for the answers to some of the world’s most interesting questions! The pages of this science book are filled with the stories of famous scientists such as physicists Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Stephen Hawking, biologist Marie Curie, palaeontologist Mary Anning and lesser-known trailblazers such as Chika Kuroda, who became Japan’s first female Bachelor of Science.
Filled with great detail and following a storytelling format, this is a thrilling book that will capture the imagination of young children and encourage them to explore the world of science. Beautiful descriptions of the scientists’ lives are brought to life through stunning watercolour illustrations and fantastic photography highlights the detail of their discoveries.
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Additional information
| Publisher | DK Children (5 Aug. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 144 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0241484332 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0241484333 |
| Reading age | 7 – 9 years |
| Dimensions | 23.6 x 1.9 x 28.8 cm |
by S Bruce
Book is hardback and really good quality. The front cover is really appealing and inside there are lots of facts. I’d say to be able to enjoy this book, a child would definitely need to be independently reading. I was able to read facts from this to my younger grandchildren (who aren’t independent readers) and they were still really interested. I love how it is educational and that there is so much information packed into it. It isn’t too heavy either and a young child could easily carry it
by Wilde’s Cabbage
This book is the top-of-primary-school equivalent of a coffee table book.
Although it’s arranged into four categories (biology, chemistry, physics, and “Amazing Earth & Space”), and within each category the scientists are arranged chronologically, there’s no real narrative to it. Each scientist’s single or double page spread works as a standalone introduction- two or three paragraphs explaining who they were and their scientific impact, surrounded by relevant illustrations or photos with insert boxes of text for context. This makes it really easy to just dip into for a minute, whenever you get the chance.
The “inspiring” promise of the book is nicely understated. It’s made clear how revolutionary some of these scientists’ ideas and contributions were, without banging on about them being super-clever or special, making the science feel accessible and understandable.
That said, the emphasis (as the title suggests) is on the scientists rather than the science that they pioneered, telling their stories rather than getting bogged down in the explanations. However some of the diagrams aid a broad understanding.
The age range is given as “7 – 9 years” but I think this book would be of interest to slightly older kids too. Some of the terms used are fairly advanced- I’m not sure how many 7-year-olds would be able to pronounce “Mohorovičić discontinuity” or “acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”, and some 7-year-olds might find both ideas somewhat scary too. As a grown-up with a Physics A-level there was still a huge chunk of information in this book I didn’t know, especially but not solely the biographical side of it.
I’m pleased to see that the compilation of this book is truly international. Instead of focussing primarily on European and American scientists as some other books and documentaries have been guilty of, this book makes space for major contributors from all around the world- to the extent that I begin to wonder whether when I was young, I was accidentally being fed a somewhat skewed view of scientific history.
This is a lovely coffee table style book, nicely presented and well bound, and in our family I think we’ll get rather a lot of use out of it, in bite-sized chunks.
by Benson
This book is really good quality. Thick paper and nice clear print. The stories are simple language but still interesting. I do learn something from the stories and the scientific introductions among stories. The price printed on the book is £16.99 but you can buy it at £13.51 at Amazon so it is good value It can be a good Christmas gift for little ones.
by Glenbuck
A perfect book to introducing the wonderful world of science to my 9 years old boy, celebrating scientists and their discovery from since record begin covering all the important science break through. Each page is cleverly edited to be easy to read by all ages and wonderful illustration and interesting photos to keep young one interested.
This is now our go to book at our kitchen table, kids will read one chapter before each dinner is ready and they love it!
by Wilde’s Cabbage
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A brilliant introduction to scientists and trailblazers the world over, thoughtfully presented by DK to appeal to the fascinated intellect of a young reader. Our daughter is 6, she’s been dipping and diving into this book, particularly those whom she has been introduced to either at school or via online media and iPlayer.
The book is presented as an A4 hardback with good quality, matt recycled looking thickset paper which is highly illustrative. Each short bio is spread between 1 to 4 pages in short, easy to digest paragraph format, abound by plenty of drawn and photo-cutout illustrations. All images that require it are very well captioned and the language is targeted towards ages 6 and upwards in my opinion. Out 12 year old, found the book quite simplistic for his requirements, though he’s now quite used to more in-depth bios on scientists.
There are 126 scientists described in this book. The contents lays the foundations to the bios well, there is a glossary of difficult terms at the back of the book and what we liked was that there is a section entitled ‘More Scientists’ – signalling to a young reader, that this by no means is an exhaustive list of the people that made an impact to the world, but that the list forever evolving with many more and does still around this very day.
A well informed and meaningful book that no doubt will remain with us for a very long time.
5 stars
by Benson
The book I wish I’d had when I was 11; I might have enjoyed Science lessons at school.
Learning a lot from this and will keep for my grandchildren to be the right age to benefit.
Well constructed articles and illustrations and easy to digest knowledge of some of the great minds and scientific discoveries.
by Glenbuck
a fantastic find for my scientifically minded 9 year grandson, who just about devours anything science related and is a great independent reader. I’m hoping this book will inspire and inform, as it has such a diverse range of scientists and their contributions to the greater world at large. As usual for DK, the book has a quality feel with fantastic illustrations to bring the words to life, as an adult I also found it really interesting and inspiring, and i’m looking forward to reading the others in the series.