Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Am I Made of Stardust?

Dr Maggie Answers the Big Questions for Young Scientists (Winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2023)
Illustrator: Ecija, Chelen

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Produktbeschreibung

A mind-blowing children's non-fiction book by award-winning scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 194mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9781916763210
• ISBN-10: 1916763219
• Artikelnr.: 69152573

Autorenporträt

Maggie Aderin-Pocock (Author) Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a general audience and demonstrating that you 'don't need a brain the size of a small planet' to understand science. She studied at Imperial College London, where she obtained her degree in Physics and her PhD. in Mechanical Engineering. To further share her passion for science, in 2004 Maggie founded Science Innovation Ltd. As well as public speaking she is a Bafta-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world's longest-running science television program The Sky at Night. Her recent children's book Am I Made of Stardust? won the Royal Society book prize. Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication; she was the President of the British Science Association and is the current Chancellor of the University of Leicester. She was made a Dame in the 2023 New Year's Honours list, one of the highest distinctions bestowed by the British government. Chelen Ecija (Illustrator) Chelen is an illustrator and a lettering artist based in Madrid, Spain. Painting and lettering are her passions and playing with letterpress type is her hobby. She is also addicted to travelling, eating sunflower seeds and buying new books. She has worked for numerous publishers including Penguin Random House, Scholastic and Hachette.