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Scientists Like Me

Stories, Advice, and Inspiration from 25 Trailblazers with Experiments to Try at Home

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By Kamin Science Center

By JaNay Brown-Wood

Illustrated by Kristen Uroda

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Aug 5, 2025
Page Count
224 pages
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
ISBN-13
9781523516780

Have you ever wanted to break a code? Measure your own heart rate? Find out how things go viral — literally? Your journey to becoming a scientist starts here, where you can learn about the brilliant minds who are already making a huge impact on our world.
 
From doctors and physicists, mathematicians and marine biologists, to AI experts and more, Scientists Like Me profiles a diverse collection of historic and contemporary scientists and encourages readers to discover their own scientific passions.
  • Learn about the scientists’ paths to their chosen professions and hear their words of advice for the next generation!
  • Delve into the many disciplines that exist in the scientific world and see what it takes to reach the top of these fields.
  • Don’t just read about scientists—become one yourself by trying out more than a dozen hands-on activities!
Written in partnership with the Kamin Science Center, Scientists Like Me is the perfect book for any kid who loves observing and discovering. It’s for any adult hoping to invigorate a young person’s interest in science. Most of all, it’s for anyone who’s ever wondered about the incredible world around us, and wanted to find out more.

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About the Author

JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD, is an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, scholar, and a former professor of Early Childhood Education and Child Development. Her first children’s book Imani’s Moon won the NAESP Children’s Book of the Year Award and was featured on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show and Storytime with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and her second book. Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story!. received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and won the CELI Read Aloud Book Award. JaNay is also the author of the popular picture book series Where in the Garden (Peachtree Publishing), four Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies/Kids books, Crayola’s Follow That Line! Magic at Your Fingertips (Running Press Kids, 2022), the Harriet Tubman Little Golden Book Biography, the Simone Biles Little Golden Book Biography. and the New York Times bestselling book Why Not You? (Penguin/Random House) on which she collaborated with Ciara and Russell Wilson. You can learn more about her at http://www.janaybrownwood.com.

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JaNay Brown-Wood

About the Author

JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD is an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar. Her first children’s book Imani’s Moon won the NAESP Children’s Book of the Year Award, and her second book Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story! won the CELI Read Aloud Book Award. JaNay lives in California with her husband Catrayel, her daughter Vivian, and their two turtles. 

Pablo Pino grew up watching cartoons, playing football, and drawing a lot. He’s a self-taught illustrator and has illustrated more than forty books. He lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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