'Real scientists have fun finding answers, too.' 'Science isn't just about asking questions,' Derting and Johannes write on the final page of Cece Loves Science. I'd hate to spoil the ending, but suffice it to say that science emerges as the star of the show. With her best friend Isaac, Cece carries out a series of experiments – 'What if we just mix up vegetables with his kibble?' – to find out whether or not her dog, Einstein, will ever polish off his greens. The result of this collaboration is Cece Loves Science, a delightful picture book with illustrations by Vashti Harrison, in which an inquisitive young girl called Cece seeks out answers to the many questions she has buzzing about in her head: 'Do fish get thirsty?' 'Is a bear ticklish?' and, the key conundrum around which the book's plot orbits, 'Do dogs eat vegetables?' Science is all around you.” Inside the book “And that science is fun, not just a subject at school There are so many things you can grow. “We don’t tend to write picture books, but we felt it was very important to send out the message that girls need to be studying science,” says Johannes.

She confided in her friend and fellow Young Adult author, Kimberly Derting, and the pair decided to write a children’s book, at the heart of which would be a girl who loves science. Johannes realised that her daughter’s experience must be one shared by thousands of other girls. Meet the girl who wants to be the first Indian woman on Mars

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