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STEM Women in KidLit

By: Artemis Roehrig & Rajani LaRocca
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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
    © 2023 STEM Women in KidLit
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Episodes
  • Andrea Wang: Environmental Science & "Writing the Books We Needed"

    Andrea Wang: Environmental Science & "Writing the Books We Needed"
    Jan 17 2023

    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!

    Support STEM Women in Kidlit!

    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)

    The Secret Science of Sports: The Math, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering Behind Every Grand Slam, Triple Axel, and Penalty Kick

    Jennifer Swanson (Author)

    Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas

    Elizabeth Shreeve (Author)  Frann Preston-Gannon (Illustrator)
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    1 hr
  • Amitha Knight: Writing Through Residency

    Amitha Knight: Writing Through Residency
    Apr 5 2022

    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!

    Support STEM Women in Kidlit!

    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 (Author)  Natasha Donovan (Illustrator)
     

    A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla

    Azadeh Westergaard (Author)  Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)
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    39 mins
  • Leslie Bulion: SCUBA, "Golly-Gee Science", & The Hazards of Poetry Research

    Leslie Bulion: SCUBA, "Golly-Gee Science", & The Hazards of Poetry Research
    Dec 7 2021

    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 Sudyka (Illustrator)

    Be a Tree!

    Maria Gianferrari (Author)  Felicita Sala (Illustrator)

    Charles Darwin's Around-The-World Adventure

    Jennifer Thermes (Author)

    Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas

    Sandra Neil Wallace (Author)  Rebecca Gibbon (Illustrator)

    A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use

    Sara Levine (Author)  Kate Slater (Illustrator)
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    59 mins
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