The creators of the New York Times bestselling picture books Rosie Revere Engineer and Iggy Peck Architect are back with a story about the power of curiosity in the hands of a child who is on a mission to use science to understand her world. Ada Twist Scientist from powerhouse team Andrea Beaty and David Roberts is a celebration of STEM perseverance and passion. Like her classmates builder Iggy and inventor Rosie scientist Ada a character of color has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Why are there pointy things stuck to a rose? Why are there hairs growing inside your nose? When her house fills with a horrific toe-curling smell Ada knows its up to her to find the source. Not afraid of failure she embarks on a fact-finding mission and conducts scientific experiments all in the name of discovery. But this time her experiments lead to even more stink and get her into trouble! Inspired by real-life makers such as Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie Ada Twist Scientist champions girl power and women scientists and brings welcome diversity to picture books about girls in science. Touching on themes of never giving up and problem solving Ada comes to learn that her questions might not always lead to answers but rather to more questions. She may never find the source of the stink but with a supportive family and the space to figure it out shell be able to feed her curiosity in the ways a young scientist should.
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