Why I am consistently looking for STEM stories in MGLit & YALit:
I grew up enjoying the benefits of having a local Science Center – where I could study a variety of Sciences and have hands-on learning experiences. One of the saddest days of my adult life was finding out my old Science Center changed from being open & accessible to all learners to being a test-in center where you literally had to ‘prove’ you belonged and deserved to attend those classes, labs and workshops. It also became an accredited center where those classes were not just strictly taken for personal enrichment & the curiosity of the Sciences themselves but rather as another box to tick off as completed towards a final transcript for the students portfolio.
I found that to be quite off-putting as an adult who has a curiously healthy appetite for seeking new frontiers to explore in all STEAM & STEM disciplines – the reason that saddens my heart is because of the children that will automatically exclude who do not test well or who cannot take a test to prove their deserving of taking those classes simply due to an innate curiosity about their topics, subjects & lessons which the teachers will help them explore. I firmly believe the Sciences should remain open to ALL learners – especially for children without having to have this stacked requirement just to get into the door. That benefits no one and it makes learning as a child as structured as school – I for one, did not thrive in structured learning environments & as a dyslexic learner I fell behind a lot of those cracks in the organisation of traditional learning. The Science Center of my youth is where I spent thirteen years exploring the Sciences and developing a curiously scientific mind as an adult.
This is why as a book blogger – I was naturally attracted to reading Science & Mathematics topics in Non-Fiction inasmuch as I wanted to seek out pro-positive Science narratives for young readers within the realms of Middle Grade & Young Adult – whilst recognising there are a heap of talented illustrators and Picture Book authors who are also contributing a positive ray of light on encouraging children to cosy into Science and their own wings to fly within the subjects & fields which personally interest them to explore.
When I saw this story was going to be featured on a blog tour – I quite literally jumped at the chance to focus on it because who wouldn’t want to question the weather & the practices of others who are helping to do more harm than good in our physical environments? Be sure to earmark this on your #mustread list and/or if you find it an inspiring premise – maybe tuck in a copy for your young reader for Christmas?
The Why-entist and the Wild Weather
by Jane Lowry
Illustrator/Cover Designer: Sukarno Achmad
Source: Publicist with Aunt Addie's Book Tours
The Why-entist is a girl who asks a lot of questions!
After her uncle cuts down a forest and causes a lot more carbon dioxide to get into the air, the weather gets wild with big winds and storms. The Why-entist asks librarians, an environmentalist, her family and a scientist about the change. They explain green house gas and how global warming works. She and her friends and everyone in town, except her uncle, decide to clean up the air by planting trees and using clean energy like solar and wind power. Can she and her friends help her Uncle change his mind?
Places to find the book:
ISBN: 978-1733837507
Also by this author: The Why-entist and the Wild Weather
Published by Quoi Happens Publishing
on 10th October, 2019
Format: Hardcover Edition
Published By: Quoi Happens Publishing
Illustrated by: Sukarno Achmad
Available Formats: Hardcover
Converse via: #MGLit, #mgbooktober + #STEM and #RRSciFiMonth
Why i am spotlighting The Why-entist and the Wild Weather:
When I originally signed on for this blog tour, I wasn’t sure if a print copy would be available to review which is why I wanted to either run a featured spotlight or offer the author a guest feature. Due to my recent migraine – I unfortunately lost track of this blog tour and unexpectedly received the good news I will be receiving a print copy for the book!
Imagine my excited response? I simply can’t wait to share my readerly experiences with you once it arrives by post!!
However, I do need to apologise why this post was delayed arriving through my blog’s feeds today – I’ve been battling through a heap of tech issues with my computer – to where I had to revise this post over 7x once I finally traced down what happened and could fix the tech glitch which was causing my browser to crash!
I wanted to be a part of this blog tour to help champion the authors who are inspiring the next generations of self-directed learners towards the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Art fields of exploration – without the Arts & Sciences our world is not going to be make the kind of artful progress it needs in order to combat the environmental, technological and climatological issues which are hitting us harder each and every year.
We need children to become enraptured with a curiosity about how things work and why things are important – the premise of this story felt like it was a good jumping point towards offering children a chance to start asking those BIG questions we once did ourselves and perhaps, either be part of the changes we need to take in the future and/or inspire others to be leaders by example of how you can make changes in your personal lives to positively affect the environment & living spaces we all cherish to protect today.
We might be told the future is bleaker than bleak but we always have the hope of changing the tides of how history will reflect on our actions if we take moments like these to continue to instill the knowledge children need for their own futures whilst sharing what we, ourselves have learnt throughout our own lives. By passing the torch of curiosity on to the younger generations – Earth has a chance of finding a way to be sustainable with a balanced environment.
This blog tour is courtesy of: Aunt Addie’s Book Tours
By clicking this badge you can find out about the giveaway associated with the tour;
my particular tour stop doesn’t host the giveaway as I’m a review stop, however,
you’ll find many other bloggers who are hosting the information!
I also have a special announcement for this blog tour – if you choose to purchase the book through the author’s website you can receive a 20% discount! Use promo code: Addie20!
Meanwhile, next month be sure to catch my bookish posts & reviews during:
As I will be featuring both Fiction & Non-Fiction selections this year!
{SOURCES: Cover art of “The Why-entist and the Wild Weather”, book synopsis, author biography, author photograph of Jane Lowry, blog tour banner and the Prism Book Tours badge were all provided by Prism Book Tours and used with permission. Post dividers by Fun Stuff for Your Blog via Pure Imagination. Tweets embedded by codes provided by Twitter. Sci Fi Month 2019 banner created by Imyril and is used with permission. Image Credit: Photo by Sebastien Decoret from 123RF.com. Blog graphics created by Jorie via Canva: Book Spotlight banner and the Comment Box Banner.}
Copyright © Jorie Loves A Story, 2019.
I’m a social reader | I tweet my reading life
Book Spotlight: "The Why-entist and the Wild Weather"
by @LowryAuthor via @aunt_addie's book tours!?A #STEM #MGLit story to encourage scientific curiosity! Find out why this #MiddleGrade story excites Jorie!?
?#MGBooktober No27 + #RRSciFiMonth?
?https://t.co/PgYynJwXEr pic.twitter.com/YWgs9hNY9x— Jorie, the Joyful Tweeter says "hallo!" 2020 ?? (@joriestory) October 9, 2019
Leave a Reply