Children乌鸦传媒檚 author and illustrator Lindsay Ford says children are naturally inquisitive, but that curiousity isn乌鸦传媒檛 always nurtured, especially in girls.
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On March 6, she is holding a virtual book launch for the latest in her Awkward and Awesome series, Science Girl. At the launch Ford will read from and discuss the book and take questions from viewers.
Watching B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry乌鸦传媒檚 regular COVID-19 updates made the Nanaimo-based author think about women in the sciences. She said she was interested to learn that women are underrepresented in the field, citing United Nations data that less than 30 per cent of those employed in science and technology are women.
Ford hopes to address that discrepancy through her book, as it encourages little girls to develop an interest in the sciences at a young age.
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Ford said the book looks at how science can be applied to questions children ask, accompanied by her 乌鸦传媒渂ig and bold乌鸦传媒� illustrations. She said characters from her previous stories make appearances in Science Girl.
Ford said she乌鸦传媒檚 wanted to write a science-themed book ever since she saw her young daughter playing with a magnifying glass, but the coming of COVID-19 and constant news about viruses and vaccines brought science back to the fore. Ford said 2020 was 乌鸦传媒渁 year of science.乌鸦传媒�
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Science Girl comes out March 8, International Women乌鸦传媒檚 Day. It is available at .
WHAT乌鸦传媒橲 ON 乌鸦传媒� Science Girl book launch takes place on on March 6 at 11 a.m.
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