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Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future

Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future

People Power series

by Hiba Noor Khan and Salini Perera
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/09/2022
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Discover the stories of 20 extraordinary inventors, who are changing our future for the better.

Learn about 20 inspiring inventors and innovators from 20 different countries, all working to make the world a better place, as well as the amazing people who paved their way. Physics teacher Hiba Noor Khan goes above and beyond to celebrate hidden figures from around the globe - all of whom are fantastically brought to life in Salini Perera's bright, brilliant pictures. An inclusive, joyful and uplifting celebration of all things STEM!

Scientists featured: Gloria Asare; Mohammed Bah Abba; Emma Camp; Marita Cheng; Rene Favaloro; Brian Gitta; Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering; Kevin Kumala; Ann Makosinski; Reem Al Marzouqi; Makoto Murase; Wilhelm Roentgen; Sara Saeed; Abeer Seikaly; Joshua Silver; Temple Grandin; Sarah Toumi; Richard Turere; Sonam Wangchuk; Topher White

... with bonus appearances by 40 more amazing inventors, including Louis Braille, Jane Goodall, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Maria Telkes, George Washington Carver, Louis Pasteur, Yacouba Sawadogo, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Henri Becquerel.
ISBN:
9781406397338
9781406397338
Category:
People & places (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-09-2022
Publisher:
Walker Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
48
Dimensions (mm):
237x278x9mm
Weight:
0.53kg
Hiba Noor Khan

Hiba is the author of One Home, Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future, The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai, and the picture book The Little War Cat. Hiba has many strings to her bow: she’s a physics teacher and a recent Global Diplomacy graduate.

Hiba is also an activist, she’s worked for The Children’s Society as a Refugee Advocate and for the United Nations IOM on international development projects. She’s also delivered humanitarian aid in Syrian refugee camps and worked on reforestation initiatives in Tanzania.

Salini Perera

Salini Perera is a freelance illustrator from Toronto. She was born in Sri Lanka, raised in Scarborough, and has been making art for as long as she can remember. Now, she gets to make art for picture books, a lifelong dream come true. She lives in the city's east end with her husband, Michael, and their two cats, Victoria and Albert.

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