
STEM Women in KidLit
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Join authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to women with STEM careers or jobs who also happen to be children's book authors and illustrators! For more information visit: rajanilarocca.com and artemisroehrig.com
STEM Women in KidLit
4M ago
Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to environmental scientist and children's book author Andrea Wang about Environmental Science & "Writing the Books We Needed."
You can find books by all our guests in the STEM Women in KidLit bookstore!
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Books recommended on this episode:
Smelly Kelly and His Super Senses: How James Kelly's Nose Saved the New York City Subway
Beth Anderson (Author) Jenn Harney (Illustrator)
Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness
Maria Gianferrari (Author) Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
Th ..read more
STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to doctor and children's book author Amitha Jagannath Knight about Writing Through Residency.
You can find books by all our guests in the STEM Women in KidLit bookstore!
Books recommended on this episode:
ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine
Laurie Wallmark (Author) April Chu (Illustrator)
Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations
Meg Thacher (Author)
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
Traci Sorell (Auth ..read more
STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Rajani and Artemis talk to software developer and children's book author Karen Strong about technology, haints, and "debugging a book."
Learn more about Karen and her books on her website: https://www.karen-strong.com/
Purchase Just South of Home
Books recommended on this episode:
How to Code A Rollercoaster (Funk/Palacios)
Feathers: Not Just for Flying (Stewart/Brannen)
Emmy In the Key of Code (Lucido)
For more info about the hosts and their books, check out: https://artemisroehrig.com/ and http://www.rajanilarocca.com/
Rajani's books
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STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to children's book author with a degree in oceanography, Leslie Bulion about SCUBA, "Golly-Gee Science," & The Hazards of Poetry Research.
Books recommended on this episode:
Hear the Wind Blow
Doe Boyle (Author) Emily Paik (Illustrator)
How to Build an Insect
Roberta Gibson (Author) Anne Lambelet (Illustrator)
13 Ways to Eat a Fly
Sue Heavenrich (Author) David Clark (Illustrator)
Scurry! the Truth about Spiders
Annette Whipple (Author)
Dear Treefrog
Joyce Sidman (Author) Diana Sud ..read more
STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
STEM Woman and KidLit author Jennifer Swanson talks with Artemis and Rajani about chemistry, cars, and Cousteau.
Jennifer's website: https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/
Jennifer's podcast: https://solveitforkids.com/
Books recommended in this episode:
Water is Water (Paul/Chin)
An Egg is Quiet (Aston/Long)
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For more info about the hosts and their books, check out: ArtemisRoehrig.com and RajaniLaRocca.com
Rajani's books
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STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Rajani and Artemis talk to engineer and children's book author Christine Taylor-Butler about engineering, aliens, and STEAM vs STEM.
Learn more about Christine and her books on her website: ChristineTaylorButler.com
Purchase The Lost Tribes
Books recommended on this episode:
A Seed Is The Start (Stewart)
Twinderella, A Fractioned Fairy Tale (Schwartz/Marcero)
Science Comics: Solar System: Our Place in Space (Mosco/Chad)
For more info about the hosts and their books, check out: ArtemisRoehrig.com and RajaniLaRocca.com
Rajani's books
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STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to software engineer and children's book author Songju Ma Daemicke about STEM Across Cultures.
Books recommended on this episode:
Whole Whale
Karen Yin (Author) Nelleke Verhoeff (Illustrator)
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom
Teresa Robeson (Author) Rebecca Huang (Illustrator)
Gravity
Jason Chin
Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty (Author) David Roberts (Illustrator)
Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life
Anna Claybourne (Author)  ..read more
STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Rajani and Artemis talk to physician and children's book author Sayantani DasGupta about narrative medicine, fantasy and "kids like me".
Learn more about Christine and her books on her website: http://www.sayantanidasgupta.com/
Purchase Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond
Books recommended on this episode:
100 Bugs!: A Counting Book (Narita/Kaufman)
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Melifera (Fleming/Rohmann)
A Ring of Endless Light (L'Engle)
For more info about the hosts and their books, check out: ArtemisRoehrig.com and RajaniLaRocca.com
Rajani's books
Artemis' books ..read more
STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to oceanographic researcher and children's book author Padma Venkatraman about Oceanography & Compassion.
Books Recommended on this Episode:
Usha and the Big Digger
Amitha Jagannath Knight (Author) Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator)
Why Do We See Rainbows?
by Melissa Stewart
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Tanya Lee Stone (Author) Margaret A. Weitekamp (Foreword by)
Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines
Sarah Aronson ..read more
STEM Women in KidLit
1y ago
Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to transportation analyst (with a degree in civil engineering) and children's book author Hannah Holt about Connections (Roundabouts, Writing, and Underwear).
Books recommended on this episode:
Mae Among the Stars
Roda Ahmed (Author) Stasia Burrington (Illustrator)
The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story
Tina Cho (Author) Jess X. Snow (Illustrator)
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor
Kate Messner (Author) Alexandra Bye (Illustrator)
Jada Jones: Sleepover Scien ..read more