What do scientists do? Do they all bend over test tubes in stuffy labs or work with impossibly complicated equations on blackboards? Real Live Science introduces 21 renowned scientists, from an astronomer to a zoologist, and shows the challenge, variety and excitement that is part of a real science. Children will learn a little about these men and women and what first twigged their interest in science. Each spread also presents an activity which relates to the scientists' research, so young experimenters can experience the thrill of scientific discovery. Readers will make their own "lava", construct a super flyer, become dinosaur footprint detectives, and much more.
Jay Ingram is an award-winning science author and radio personality, As host of CBC Radio's national science program Quirks and Quarks for 13 years and as a contributing author to the children's discovery magazine OWL for 10, Jay has made the wonders of science accessible to countless children and adults.