Superstars of Science
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Discover fun facts about the greatest scientists from history through Basher's fresh and unique illustration style. Did you know that Marie Curie used to keep radioactive materials in her pockets? Or that Mendeleyev literally dreamed up his famous periodic table? Superstars of Science tells the stories behind the big ideas in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, cosmology, earth sciences, and engineering. Read about 40 great scientists including Newton and Einstein who produced theories that explained the way in which the Universe works, Crick and Watson who uncovered the structure of DNA, and Alexander Graham Bell who had the big idea that became the telephone. Each one of these greats of science has had some vital flash of insight that has changed the way we see the world and the way we live. Come meet the superstars of science
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Superstars of Science is awesome. I recommend it for first, second, and third graders who are interested in a (very) brief overview of famous scientists and what they did (or are doing). Honestly, there isn't much more here information-wise then one can read in a paragraph on Wikipedia, and all of the scientists are cleaned up a bit (no mention of the controversy over Rachel Carson's work). However it has a few details I loved: repetition about main key points of the scientist's work, interesting deaths, persecution of the scientists for their beliefs or sexuality, credit to other scientists who were performing similar works, and more. Newton's entry, for example, explains that the apple falling on his head story is not true, and tells us why. I also loved that the book featured a good amount of female scientists, and that each section features a quote.
Loss of star for lack of diversity!! Boo hiss!!!!