Bold text tells a simple story, beginning "From head to toe, scientists get dressed for the work they do and the places they do it!" Each individual spread focuses on a different scientist, with a smaller font explaining their gear and introducing them. Readers will meet an astronaut and see her space suit and components, a scientist studying whale sharks, and a woman who uses a climbing harness to explore treetops, coming down with her samples to return to her wheelchair and her lab.
There is extensive back matter, making this a perfect selection for classrooms and at-home study. It includes a list of questions about the photos and a suggested activity to "tell your own STEM stories," prompts for what the reader would wear as a scientist, a list of titles for the scientists included in the book, a section on being a citizen scientist, and another activity focused on experimenting with different kinds of gloves. There is a list of words, a short Q&A section with the marine biologist studying whale sharks, and a connection to science standards.
The one thing that threw me was the fold-out pages; They duplicate the page, then when you lift it up, show an extension of the page on the right. But the duplication confused me - shouldn't there be a whole different page underneath?
Verdict: A must-have for school and classroom libraries and an excellent choice for public libraries as well. Read in storytimes, especially to kids who have already gotten stuck on gender stereotypes (looking at YOU 4k class that insists on "girl things" and "boy things") and to kids interested in science. Recommend to homeschool families and teachers and use in STEM programs. There are so many ideas!
ISBN: 9781943978489; Published August 2019 by Persnickety Press; Borrowed from another library in my consortium
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