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I'm A Mathematician Now!
Marcelo M Disconzi; Edited by David A. Weintraub, Ann M Neely, Kevin B Johnson
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R281
Discovery Miles 2 810
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Meet Marcelo, a kid like you and me, who grew up in Brazil wanting
to become a philosopher and solve logic puzzles. Philosophy led him
to physics, and physics led him to mathematics. Learn how Marcelo
thinks about mathematical equations as puzzles to solve and how
solving one of those puzzles helped him learn about how the
universe works.The Who Me? series features inspirational
biographies of scientists whom young readers will be able to
identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists
themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the books are
designed to help young readers understand that scientists are
regular people like themselves who are excited about learning and
discovering new things, and who decided to work hard in school in
order to create for themselves the opportunity to become
scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists, readers
will also learn some basic scientific ideas that are well-explained
and easily understood and be introduced to cutting-edge science
these scientists are working on today.Who Me? series co-editors:
David A Weintraub, Professor of Astronomy, of History, and of
Communication of Science and Technology, College of Arts &
Science, Vanderbilt University; Ann Neely, Associate Professor
Emerita of the Practice of Education, Peabody College of Education
and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; and Kevin Johnson,
Professor of Biomedical Informatics and of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt
University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.In this series:
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Who Me? (Set 3)
Marcelo M Disconzi, Larisa R Desantis, Wonder Drake; Edited by David A. Weintraub, Ann M Neely, …
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R677
Discovery Miles 6 770
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists
who young readers will be able to identify with as people like
themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors
from Vanderbilt University, the books are designed to help young
readers understand that scientists are regular people like
themselves who are excited about learning and discovering new
things and who decided to work hard in school in order to create
for themselves the opportunity to become scientists. As they learn
the stories of these scientists, readers will also learn some basic
science ideas, that are well-explained and easily understood, and
be introduced to the cutting-edge science these scientists are
working on today.Who Me? series co-editors: David A Weintraub,
Professor of Astronomy, of History, and of Communication of Science
and Technology, College of Arts & Science, Vanderbilt
University; Ann Neely, Associate Professor Emerita of the Practice
of Education, Peabody College of Education and Human Development,
Vanderbilt University; and Kevin Johnson, Professor of Biomedical
Informatics and of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt
University Medical Center.In this series:
Meet Larisa, a kid like you and me, who grew up wanting to become a
politician. Then she discovered fossils. Learn how Larisa uses
fossil teeth to clarify the ancient ecology of saber-toothed cats
and other ice age mammals. And learn how Larisa, with help from
doctors, managed her epilepsy.The Who Me? series features
inspirational biographies of scientists whom young readers will be
able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the
scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University,
the books are designed to help young readers understand that
scientists are regular people like themselves who are excited about
learning and discovering new things, and who decided to work hard
in school in order to create for themselves the opportunity to
become scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists,
readers will also learn some basic scientific ideas that are
well-explained and easily understood and be introduced to
cutting-edge science these scientists are working on today.Who Me?
series co-editors: David A Weintraub, Professor of Astronomy, of
History, and of Communication of Science and Technology, College of
Arts & Science, Vanderbilt University; Ann Neely, Associate
Professor Emerita of the Practice of Education, Peabody College of
Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; and Kevin
Johnson, Professor of Biomedical Informatics and of Pediatrics,
Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.In
this series:
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Who Me? (Set 1) (Hardcover)
Keivan Guadalupe Stassun, Kevin B Johnson, Tiffiny A Tung; Edited by David A. Weintraub, Kevin B Johnson, …
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R635
R518
Discovery Miles 5 180
Save R117 (18%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists
who young readers will be able to identify with as people like
themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors
from Vanderbilt University, the books are designed to help young
readers understand that scientists are regular people like
themselves who are excited about learning and discovering new
things and who decided to work hard in school in order to create
for themselves the opportunity to become scientists. As they learn
the stories of these scientists, readers will also learn some basic
science ideas, that are well-explained and easily understood, and
be introduced to the cutting-edge science these scientists are
working on today. Who Me? series co-editors: David A Weintraub,
Professor of Astronomy, of History, and of Communication of Science
and Technology, College of Arts & Science, Vanderbilt
University; Ann Neely, Associate Professor Emerita of the Practice
of Education, Peabody College of Education and Human Development,
Vanderbilt University; and Kevin Johnson, Professor of Biomedical
Informatics and of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt
University Medical Center.
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I'm An Immunologist Now!
Wonder Drake; Edited by David A. Weintraub, Ann M Neely, Kevin B Johnson
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R281
Discovery Miles 2 810
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Meet Wonder, a kid like you and me, who moved around a lot and went
to lots of different schools. As a teenager, she worked as a
waitress, at a library, and helped out with older people. Then, she
discovered she wanted to become a doctor. Along the way, she met a
patient with an illness called sarcoidosis. This patient's immune
system was not working the way it was supposed to. Wonder decided
that she would learn how to do medical research so that she could
learn about this disease. Someday, she hopes to help find a cure
for sarcoidosis.The Who Me? series features inspirational
biographies of scientists whom young readers will be able to
identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists
themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the books are
designed to help young readers understand that scientists are
regular people like themselves who are excited about learning and
discovering new things, and who decided to work hard in school in
order to create for themselves the opportunity to become
scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists, readers
will also learn some basic scientific ideas that are well-explained
and easily understood and be introduced to cutting-edge science
these scientists are working on today.Who Me? series co-editors:
David A Weintraub, Professor of Astronomy, of History, and of
Communication of Science and Technology, College of Arts &
Science, Vanderbilt University; Ann Neely, Associate Professor
Emerita of the Practice of Education, Peabody College of Education
and Human Development, Vanderbilt University; and Kevin Johnson,
Professor of Biomedical Informatics and of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt
University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.In this series:
What is a biomedical informatics expert? What does he or she
do?Meet Kevin, a kid like you and me, who grew up to become a
biomedical informatics expert! Kevin grew up loving science and
caring for animals, and this passion, combined with his engineering
aptitude, turned him into a pediatrician specializing in biomedical
informatics - using computers and data science to improve health
care.The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of
scientists who young readers will be able to identify with as
people like themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and
co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the books are designed to
help young readers understand that scientists are regular people
like themselves who are excited about learning and discovering new
things and who decided to work hard in school in order to create
for themselves the opportunity to become scientists. As they learn
the stories of these scientists, readers will also learn some basic
science ideas, that are well-explained and easily understood, and
be introduced to the cutting-edge science these scientists are
working on today.
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I'm An Astronomer Now! (Hardcover)
Keivan Guadalupe Stassun; Edited by Kevin B Johnson, David A. Weintraub, Ann M Neely
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R281
Discovery Miles 2 810
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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What is an astronomer? What does he or she do? Meet Keivan, a kid
like you and me, who grew up and became an astronomer! As a child,
Keivan was always interested in learning about planets orbiting
other stars and this interest has taken him to the stars! Learn
more about how he became involved in a space mission, as part of
his research about exoplanets.The Who Me? series features
inspirational biographies of scientists who young readers will be
able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the
scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University,
the books are designed to help young readers understand that
scientists are regular people like themselves who are excited about
learning and discovering new things and who decided to work hard in
school in order to create for themselves the opportunity to become
scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists, readers
will also learn some basic science ideas, that are well-explained
and easily understood, and be introduced to the cutting-edge
science these scientists are working on today.
What is a bioarchaeologist? What does he or she do?Meet Tiffiny, a
kid like you and me, who grew up and became a bioarchaeologist!
Tiffiny's father emigrated from China to the United States before
she was born. She grew up exploring museums and the outdoors with
her father, and discovered her passion for understanding different
peoples and cultures. Learn about how she uses archaeology and
biology to understand how people in the past lived and why they
moved from one part of the Earth to another.The Who Me? series
features inspirational biographies of scientists who young readers
will be able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by
the scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt
University, the books are designed to help young readers understand
that scientists are regular people like themselves who are excited
about learning and discovering new things and who decided to work
hard in school in order to create for themselves the opportunity to
become scientists. As they learn the stories of these scientists,
readers will also learn some basic science ideas, that are
well-explained and easily understood, and be introduced to the
cutting-edge science these scientists are working on today.
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