Science (Small Great Gestures): Extraordinary discoveries, inspirational people

by Francisco Llorca, Iker Ayestaran (Illustrator)

Overview

For those who loved Little People, BIG DREAMS, this new series showcases the lives and achievements of amazing men and women.

This fun and informative book tells the fascinating stories of remarkable scientists behind ground-breaking discoveries such as penicillin and DNA. From the fall of Newton's apple, Ada Lovelace's imaginative step into the future of computing, to Stephen Hawking's work exploring the origins of the universe, Science shows a new generation of scientists that the greatest leaps in understanding start by asking the smallest questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749027032
Publisher:	Allison & Busby, Limited
Publication date:	08/19/2021
Series:	Small Great Gestures , #2
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	7.95(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Francisco Llorca is an historian, book seller and story teller. He lives in Barcelona where he continues to try and infect his enthusiasm for books on everybody around him.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Eat an Apple Sir Isaac Newton 6

Observe Nature Charles Darwin 9

Programme Ada Lovelace 10

Play Srinivasa Ramanujan 13

Travel Margaret Mead 15

Embrace Accidents Alexander Fleming 16

Dissolve George de Hevesy 18

Take a Photo Rosalind Franklin 21

Take a Leap Valentina Tereshkova 22

Share Richard Stallman 25

Research Françoise Barré-Sinoussi 26

Never Give up Stephen Hawking 29

Photos 30