S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet

by Verstraete, Larry

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AR Book Level
7.6
AR Points
1
Word Count
5,444
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
140043 EN

About this book

Through an A-to-Z format, each letter spotlights a scientist or invention, recounting the curiosity, perseverance, and obstacles behind the breakthrough. The book moves from historic paradigm shifts that altered scientific methods to everyday innovations we now consider normal, illustrating why each discovery matters. Readers see how ideas were born, refined, and sometimes met with resistance before reshaping our world. This illustrated guide, aimed at middle-grade readers, turns the alphabet into a window onto the history of scientific achievement.

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