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What are the essential skills of a scientist? Being creative, curious and open-minded is a good start right? Well, that is why kids are the best scientists.<\/p>\n

This week on Science website<\/a>, an amazing post talks about the Science Books and Films (SB&F) Prizes for Excellence in Science Books. Sponsored by Suburu and AAAS (the publisher of Science), this annual competition highlights books that promote science literacy among children and young adults.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne day, my sister will be bigger than me,\u201d a friend\u2019s 3-year-old recently announced. \u201cHow do you know that?\u201d her mother asked, preparing for a preschooler\u2019s take on polygenic inheritance. Leaning in closer, she whispered: \u201cAn owl told me.\u201d<\/p>\n

What tickles me about this response is how perfectly it illustrates the creativity and open-mindedness with which children approach the world. Like the best scientists, they tackle the unknown with minimal preconceptions and aren\u2019t afraid to employ a little outside-the-box thinking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The finalists to the Prize for Excellence in Science Books are:<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Lab Girl
\nHope Jahren<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

A Beetle is Shy
\nDianna Hutts Aston<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a>
\nResurrection Science: Conservation, De-Extinction, and the Precarious Future of Wild Things
\nM. R. O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Outside: A Guide to Discovering Nature
\nMaria Ana Peixe Dias and Ines Texeira do Rosario<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Tooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and Chompers
\nSara Levine<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Outdoor Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Experiments for the Yard, Garden, Playground, and Park
\nLiz Lee Heinecke<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Ricky’s Atlas: Mapping a Land on Fire
\nJudith L. Li<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Fish Tricks: The Wild and Wacky World of Fish
\nHaude Levesque<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Grow! Raise! Catch! How We Get Our Food
\nShelley Rotner<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Treecology: 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Trees and Forests
\nMonica Russo<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
\nRobert Burleigh<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life
\nJack Challoner<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

The Great Monkey Rescue: Saving the Golden Lion Tamarins
\nSandra Markle<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Recycled Science: Bring Out Your Science Genius with Soda Bottles, Potato Chip Bags, and More Unexpected Stuff
\nTammy Enz and Jod Wheeler-Toppen<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Hopping Ahead of Climate Change: Snowshoe hares, Science and Survival
\nSneed B. Collard III<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science: A Family Guide to Fun Experiments in the Kitchen
\nAndrew Schloss<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Brightest Bird
\nPamela S. Turner<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Faster Higher Smarter: Bright Ideas that Transformed Sports
\nSimon Shapiro<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
\nCarlo Rovelli<\/p>\n

\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Because of an Acorn
\nLola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer<\/p>\n

Can you imagine if every scientist could be a little bit more like a kid? Certainly we would become the best scientists we could be.\"i<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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