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on April 1, 2017
We own all of Beaty's books and even though this book is still good it is the one that holds my son's attention the least. I think it is because of the vocabulary used in the book (my son is almost 4) so he can't follow the story just yet - - - we'll hang on to it.
on July 8, 2017
We were big fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer so of course we had to get Ada Twist!
Its a great story that explores why, what, where, when and how the scientific process works, while still being very child friendly.
Highly recommend this to anyone and everyone!
Its a great story that explores why, what, where, when and how the scientific process works, while still being very child friendly.
Highly recommend this to anyone and everyone!
on March 6, 2017
We bought this book after loving Rosie Revere, Engineer. This book is even better! It has a great message and is very fitting for our curious, little girl. We are a bit biased since we are both scientists and would love for our daughter explore the world as we did when we were kids. This book is great in showing little girls they can explore and discover and that parents have an important role in nurturing curiousity!
She has been so excited to read this book because it's a little girl that wants to be a scientist just like her. This is one of
on April 8, 2017
My almost 7-year-old daughter has wanted to be a scientist for about three years now. She has been so excited to read this book because it's a little girl that wants to be a scientist just like her. This is one of the first books she picks up now to read.
on April 24, 2017
My 6 yr old has poofs and wants to be a scientist. After getting this book and reading it at night she references parts of it throughout the day. The author did a fantastic job writing a book that a little black girl with big dreams can relate to.
on May 19, 2017
This is a fun book, with a mesmerizing rhyme that walks readers through the basic steps of the scientific process (though not always explicitly). A useful and engaging way to validate the questions young 'may-be' scientists have about our provocative world.
on March 7, 2017
This is the best book. Every night my kid says "I want the thinking chair book!!" Its fun to read with the sing song rhymes. Also--it is a great book for girls and science and no princes or princesses. A girl exploring her own possibilities!
on January 2, 2017
I can't say HOW much we love this book! We are filling our library with books for our babies of color and we are happy with this addition! Our four year old recently claimed that she is a scientist. So, we went looking. This popped up in the amazon window right away and it is GREAT! This is a must buy for ALL families.
A Great reminder to parents of brilliant kids...
A Great reminder to parents of brilliant kids...
on September 8, 2016
We love this series of books and our 5yo daughter loves them as well. We love them b/c there's a focus on STEM and addresses insecurities a child may have about loving engineering and building and designing - AND Andrea Beaty is featuring non-traditional STEM kids which provides a character girls can see as themselves. I was very excited for this newest addition to Ms. Lila Greer's 2nd grade class because the principal character is a young minority girl and she loves science! Unfortunately the book doesn't read as easily as Iggy Peck or Rosie Revere. The story line is also pretty flat. And while the things that caused insecurities for Iggy and Rosie were basically in not being accepted, Ada's passion has her being very messy - and writing all over the walls - and her parents are the ones that can't accept it. In the end, her parents accept it but I didn't get the sense that there was teaching in that. I'm all about accepting the curiosity and discovery and becoming a part of the love of research, but just think there's a better way to express that than a character writing all over the walls? As with the previous books there are great illustrations and in the last page, you see the parents have gotten her a big long wheel of paper that she can write out to her heart's content so parents can show their kids, that writing on the wall to satisfy the curiousity isn't the BEST approach.
All in all, it's got the notions of the previous awesome stories, but this one falls a bit short. I still hope it does really well, b/c we can't wait to see the next one! Something targeting computer programming perhaps? :)
All in all, it's got the notions of the previous awesome stories, but this one falls a bit short. I still hope it does really well, b/c we can't wait to see the next one! Something targeting computer programming perhaps? :)
