A celebration of curiosity and asking "Why?"

Genre
Humorous stories
Picture books for children
STEM fiction
Stories in rhyme
Storytime standouts
Tone
Funny
Illustration
Cartoony
Subject
African American children
Child scientists
Curiosity
Experiments
Girls
Persistence
Science

Missing Original Book Jacket

a. In the book “Ada Twist, Scientist”, a young girl spends the first three years of her life, not speaking a word. However, it is clear she has been observing the world around her, when her first word is “Why?”. She is a curious, intellectual young scientist who performs experiments and seeks to learn how items in her environment works. Her parents join in on the journey with her, adapting their home and parenting style to her needs and her budding curioristy. They all become deep thinkers and scientists together – showing support for Ada. This book has captivating text in combination will double page spread illustrations. There is diversity in use and color through the items portrayed in the book which in combination with diversity and representation of a black family, is a welcome trait. This book also defies stereotypes by portraying a young female as interested in math and science, as opposed to the young boy in the book. I recommend reading this to children at home or in school, for preschool through older elementary aged children to practice advanced vocabulary words. This book is a mirror and a window – a mirror for young children to see themselves in, especially young black girls; and this book is a window, for children to see diverse characters. this book defies gender and cultural stereotypes in an approachable, fun and enriching way for children and adults to enjoy in unison. This book won several awards, and is a New York Times Bestseller. ( )

Ada Twist, Scientist written by Andrea Beaty is a book that follows the life of young Ada Marie Twist, who is so full of questions, that her parents struggle to keep up answers. When Ada is presented with a difficult problem, she experiments and uses scientific reasoning to try and figure it out, leaving chaos everywhere she goes. I recommend this book to any middle schooler in a science classroom as it discusses females in the scientific world. It creates the image that anything is possible no matter who you are. ( )