STEM Women in KidLit

Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca [https://www.rajanilarocca.com/] and Artemis Roehrig [https://artemisroehrig.com/] as they talk to environmental scientist and children's book author Andrea Wang [https://andreaywang.com/] about Environmental Science & "Writing the Books We Needed." You can find books by all our guests in the STEM Women in KidLit bookstore [https://bookshop.org/shop/STEMWomenKidLit]! Support STEM Women in Kidlit! [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stemwomenkidlit] Books recommended on this episode: SMELLY KELLY AND HIS SUPER SENSES: HOW JAMES KELLY'S NOSE SAVED THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY [https://bookshop.org/p/books/smelly-kelly-and-his-super-senses-how-james-kelly-s-nose-saved-the-new-york-city-subway-beth-anderson/14142727?ean=9781684373994] Beth Anderson [https://bookshop.org/contributor_profiles/219](Author)  Jenn Harney [https://bookshop.org/contributors/jenn-harney](Illustrator) BEING A DOG: A TAIL OF MINDFULNESS [https://bookshop.org/p/books/being-a-dog-a-tail-of-mindfulness-maria-gianferrari/18080020?ean=9780063067912] Maria Gianferrari [https://bookshop.org/contributors/maria-gianferrari](Author)  Pete Oswald [https://bookshop.org/contributors/pete-oswald](Illustrator) THE SECRET SCIENCE OF SPORTS: THE MATH, PHYSICS, AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BEHIND EVERY GRAND SLAM, TRIPLE AXEL, AND PENALTY KICK [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-science-of-sports-the-math-physics-and-mechanical-engineering-behind-every-grand-slam-triple-axel-and-penalty-kick-jennifer-swanson/15644750?ean=9780762473021] Jennifer Swanson [https://bookshop.org/contributors/jennifer-swanson](Author) OUT OF THE BLUE: HOW ANIMALS EVOLVED FROM PREHISTORIC SEAS [https://bookshop.org/p/books/out-of-the-blue-how-animals-evolved-from-prehistoric-seas-elizabeth-shreeve/15071150?ean=9781536214109] Elizabeth Shreeve [https://bookshop.org/contributors/elizabeth-shreeve](Author)  Frann Preston-Gannon [https://bookshop.org/contributors/frann-preston-gannon](Illustrator)

Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca [https://www.rajanilarocca.com/] and Artemis Roehrig [https://artemisroehrig.com/] as they talk to doctor and children's book author Amitha Jagannath Knight [https://www.amithaknight.com/] about Writing Through Residency. You can find books by all our guests in the STEM Women in KidLit bookstore [https://bookshop.org/shop/STEMWomenKidLit]! Support STEM Women in Kidlit! [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stemwomenkidlit] Books recommended on this episode: ADA BYRON LOVELACE & THE THINKING MACHINE [https://bookshop.org/a/79986/9781939547200] Laurie Wallmark [https://bookshop.org/contributors/laurie-wallmark](Author)  April Chu [https://bookshop.org/contributors/april-chu](Illustrator) SKY GAZING: A GUIDE TO THE MOON, SUN, PLANETS, STARS, ECLIPSES, AND CONSTELLATIONS [https://bookshop.org/a/79986/9781635860962] Meg Thacher [https://bookshop.org/contributors/meg-thacher](Author) CLASSIFIED: THE SECRET CAREER OF MARY GOLDA ROSS, CHEROKEE AEROSPACE ENGINEER [https://bookshop.org/a/79986/9781541579149] Traci Sorell [https://bookshop.org/contributors/traci-sorell](Author)  Natasha Donovan [https://bookshop.org/contributors/natasha-donovan-a83fef32-ea00-4c33-8807-542605c14266](Illustrator)   A LIFE ELECTRIC: THE STORY OF NIKOLA TESLA [https://bookshop.org/a/79986/9780593114605] Azadeh Westergaard [https://bookshop.org/contributors/azadeh-westergaard](Author)  Júlia Sardà [https://bookshop.org/contributors/julia-sarda-90eb9837-6cf8-4ba8-8534-54e947c5704f](Illustrator)

Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca [https://www.rajanilarocca.com/] and Artemis Roehrig [https://artemisroehrig.com/] as they talk to children's book author with a degree in oceanography, Leslie Bulion [https://www.lesliebulion.com/] about SCUBA, "Golly-Gee Science," & The Hazards of Poetry Research. Books recommended on this episode: HEAR THE WIND BLOW [https://bookshop.org/books/hear-the-wind-blow-9780807545614/9780807545614] Doe Boyle [https://bookshop.org/contributors/doe-boyle-3d518af5-5dae-4393-8064-5a4ef256caf7](Author)  Emily Paik [https://bookshop.org/contributors/emily-paik](Illustrator) HOW TO BUILD AN INSECT [https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-build-an-insect/9781541578111] Roberta Gibson [https://bookshop.org/contributors/roberta-gibson](Author)  Anne Lambelet [https://bookshop.org/contributors/anne-lambelet](Illustrator) 13 WAYS TO EAT A FLY [https://bookshop.org/books/13-ways-to-eat-a-fly/9781580898904] Sue Heavenrich [https://bookshop.org/contributors/sue-heavenrich](Author)  David Clark [https://bookshop.org/contributors/david-clark-8b31bed0-1c73-4955-8781-b81bbbab9adf](Illustrator) SCURRY! THE TRUTH ABOUT SPIDERS [https://bookshop.org/books/scurry-the-truth-about-spiders/9781478870234] Annette Whipple [https://bookshop.org/contributors/annette-whipple](Author) DEAR TREEFROG [https://bookshop.org/books/dear-treefrog/9780358064763] Joyce Sidman [https://bookshop.org/contributors/joyce-sidman](Author)  Diana Sudyka [https://bookshop.org/contributors/diana-sudyka](Illustrator) BE A TREE! [https://bookshop.org/books/be-a-tree/9781419744228] Maria Gianferrari [https://bookshop.org/contributors/maria-gianferrari](Author)  Felicita Sala [https://bookshop.org/contributors/felicita-sala](Illustrator) CHARLES DARWIN'S AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE [https://bookshop.org/books/charles-darwin-s-around-the-world-adventure/9781419721205] Jennifer Thermes [https://bookshop.org/contributors/jennifer-thermes](Author) MARJORY SAVES THE EVERGLADES: THE STORY OF MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS [https://bookshop.org/books/marjory-saves-the-everglades-the-story-of-marjory-stoneman-douglas/9781534431546] Sandra Neil Wallace [https://bookshop.org/contributors/sandra-neil-wallace](Author)  Rebecca Gibbon [https://bookshop.org/contributors/rebecca-gibbon](Illustrator) A PEEK AT BEAKS: TOOLS BIRDS USE [https://bookshop.org/books/a-peek-at-beaks-tools-birds-use/9781541587342] Sara Levine [https://bookshop.org/contributors/sara-levine-ec81771b-3daa-4e6c-8582-c1319b92104d](Author)  Kate Slater [https://bookshop.org/contributors/kate-slater-9c686882-a709-4763-81a9-f7af7c2b80ad](Illustrator)

Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca [https://www.rajanilarocca.com/] and Artemis Roehrig [https://artemisroehrig.com/] as they talk to software engineer and children's book author Songju Ma Daemicke [https://www.songjumadaemicke.com/]  about STEM Across Cultures.  Books recommended on this episode: WHOLE WHALE [https://bookshop.org/books/whole-whale/9781646861637] Karen Yin [https://bookshop.org/contributors/karen-yin](Author)  Nelleke Verhoeff [https://bookshop.org/contributors/nelleke-verhoeff](Illustrator) QUEEN OF PHYSICS: HOW WU CHIEN SHIUNG HELPED UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE ATOM [https://bookshop.org/books/queen-of-physics-6-how-wu-chien-shiung-helped-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-atom/9781454932208] Teresa Robeson [https://bookshop.org/contributors/teresa-robeson](Author)  Rebecca Huang [https://bookshop.org/contributors/rebecca-huang](Illustrator) GRAVITY [https://bookshop.org/books/gravity-9781596437173/9781596437173] Jason Chin [https://bookshop.org/contributors/jason-chin] ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST [https://bookshop.org/books/ada-twist-scientist/9781419721373] Andrea Beaty [https://bookshop.org/contributors/andrea-beaty](Author)  David Roberts [https://bookshop.org/contributors/david-roberts-7729f5c9-a708-4f76-9da2-ca8bc8ad4139](Illustrator) AMAZING EVOLUTION: THE JOURNEY OF LIFE [https://bookshop.org/books/amazing-evolution-the-journey-of-life/9781782407379] Anna Claybourne [https://bookshop.org/contributors/anna-claybourne-5b9e63a8-96a9-4db6-ae41-98388b611b4f](Author)  Wesley Robins [https://bookshop.org/contributors/wesley-robins](Illustrator) WHEN PLANTS TOOK OVER THE PLANET: THE AMAZING STORY OF PLANT EVOLUTION [https://bookshop.org/books/when-plants-took-over-the-planet-the-amazing-story-of-plant-evolution/9780711261280] Chris Thorogood [https://bookshop.org/contributors/chris-thorogood](Author)  Amy Grimes [https://bookshop.org/contributors/amy-grimes](Illustrator)

Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca [https://www.rajanilarocca.com/] and Artemis Roehrig [https://artemisroehrig.com/] as they talk to oceanographic researcher and children's book author Padma Venkatraman [https://padmavenkatraman.com/]  about Oceanography & Compassion.  Books Recommended on this Episode: USHA AND THE BIG DIGGER [https://bookshop.org/books/usha-and-the-big-digger-9781623542023/9781623542023] Amitha Jagannath Knight [https://bookshop.org/contributors/amitha-jagannath-knight](Author)  Sandhya Prabhat [https://bookshop.org/contributors/sandhya-prabhat](Illustrator) WHY DO WE SEE RAINBOWS? [https://www.amazon.com/Why-See-Rainbows-Tell-How/dp/0761429190] by Melissa Stewart [https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Stewart/e/B001H6PMRW/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1]  ALMOST ASTRONAUTS: 13 WOMEN WHO DARED TO DREAM [https://bookshop.org/books/almost-astronauts-13-women-who-dared-to-dream-9780763636111/9780763645021] Tanya Lee Stone [https://bookshop.org/contributors/tanya-lee-stone](Author)  Margaret A. Weitekamp [https://bookshop.org/contributors/margaret-a-weitekamp-a862d0fc-3c63-450a-aaac-77eb54d74dc0](Foreword by) JUST LIKE RUBE GOLDBERG: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE MACHINES [https://bookshop.org/books/just-like-rube-goldberg-the-incredible-true-story-of-the-man-behind-the-machines/9781481476683] Sarah Aronson [https://bookshop.org/contributors/sarah-aronson](Author)  Robert Neubecker [https://bookshop.org/contributors/robert-neubecker](Illustrator) SOLID, LIQUID, GASSY! (A FAIRY SCIENCE STORY) [https://bookshop.org/books/solid-liquid-gassy-a-fairy-science-story/9780525581444] Ashley Spires [https://bookshop.org/contributors/ashley-spires](Author) Also check out: https://diversebooks.org/ [https://diversebooks.org/]