I Want to Be a Scientist

by Dan Liebman

Overview

Some scientists study plants. Others study the stars. And others study the oceans. This book explains what different scientists do and what they need to know. Photographs show scientists exploring the world around them.

With full-color, full-page photographs throughout plus straightforward and engaging text, the I Want to Be ... series is an appealing introduction to a broad spectrum of occupations.

The series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us.

These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770857896
Publisher:	Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Series:	I Want to Be
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Dan Liebman is a magazine writer and the author of many children's books. He is a specialist in plain language for both young and adult readers.

Editorial Reviews

This engaging book helps young readers understand what different scientists do and what they need to know.

The Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books f

Scientist concentrates mainly on the question "What does a scientist do?" by briefly spotlighting specialists in one field of study after another, page by page: botanists, geologists, marine biologists, paleontologists, and, more broadly, archaeologists and "scientists who make robots." The series offers books that may be useful to teachers introducing careers to young children, and certain volumes will fit right into Community Helpers units as well.

Booklist - Carolyn Phelan

This engaging book helps young readers understand what different scientists do and what they need to know.

The Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens 2017

This sturdy 24-page book introduces young readers to the many types of jobs that scientists do. Each page is filled with a photograph, with a white text box providing information about a particular field of science and what the scientist is called who works in that field. Readers get a chance to see that science jobs range from biologists to those who work in robotics. Both male and female scientists, of various ethnic backgrounds, are shown.

Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's and Young Adult Literature - Teresa Bateman