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This is a lovely book. Everybody in my house was interested to discover more about Marie Curie, Grace Hopper, Einstein of course, James Maxwell because we are big photography fans in our house and in particular Katherine Johnson. This book gives great scope for further learning. The kindle copy I got from Netgalley was distorted in parts which did detract from it a little but we enjoyed it none the less. It would be a great addition to any classroom.

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Fantastic book that offers a couple of sentences detailing the various scientists and their achievements.

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I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is more non-fiction than fiction, but it presents it in a fun fiction format. It's a neat take on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, but uses different scientists. At the back, it goes a little more into detail about the scientist. The illustrations were fun and it was a fun concept.

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Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See? by Chris Ferrie is an adorable rhyming poem teaching children about a variety of scientists and their most notable achievement, from Curie and Einstein to Turing and Darwin, and many others besides. Many are scientists of ages past, though some are from our current time. There were one or two people I had never heard of. I had to go look them up! There were a few I would have loved to have seen such as Watson/Crick and Neil deGrasse Tyson. My cublings quite enjoyed the book as well, and I got many curious questions, so that worked! Perfect addition to any school library or class curriculum for young learners.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks/ Jabberwocky for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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This is THE perfect book to begin a science curriculum for preschoolers! Brown Bear is a humongous hit with little learners, so the cadence and rhyme make it the perfect scaffolding to introduce scientists. The only thing I might have done differently is use the scientist's first and last names rather than repeat the last name twice; personal preference of course. And in the back, there is an explanation about the accomplishment of each scientist included in the story. I cannot wait for the first week of school to share this read aloud!

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I really enjoyed this book and I think children would as well It provides a great starting point to learning about famous scientists and the many different branches of science. I would definitely recommend it to children interested in science and encourage them to use it as a starting point for research. With it's obvious link to a familiar children's book I'm sure the children in my class (5-6year olds) would find it engaging even without initially knowing who any of the scientists were. As a teacher, it was refreshing to have a book aimed at younger readers where I also learned about new figures.

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This was a perfect parody that will benefit children, too! They’ll benefit from the section in the back explaining each scientist, and hopefully want to know more about them. Overall, it was hilarious and I loved it.

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This is a cute variation of the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Some of the rhymes are a bit forced and I'm not sure what age to recommend this for as the simplicity would bore older readers but the scientific terms might lose/bore younger ones. However the more stem related picture books we have the better so all in all I liked this book and would recommend it to others.

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There are classic books out there that parents try to read their kids.<em> Goodnight Moon</em>, <em>The very Hungry Caterpillar</em> and of course <em>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See.</em> It is this final book that this picture book is both making fun of, and not making fun of. It is not really a parody, so much as a n honoring of that classic book.

Like the Brown Bear book, the character before is asked who he or se sees. Anywhere from Albert Einstein, to Ada Lovelace to Grace Hooper and her "bug", as you can see below. (Grace Came up with the word for a glitch in the system when she pulled a moth from the computer, and declared that she had found a bug in the device, or so the story goes.)

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Good variety of both male and female scientist, as well as a diverse representation. And in the back of the book is a brief explanation of what each is famous for.

The drawings are bright, the text light, and the people chosen are both familiar and new to me.

I think both parents and kids will get a kick out of it, and perhaps they will get interested in being scientists too.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

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Most people are familiar with the children's book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" and this uses that format to introduce readers to several famous scientists. The story is written in the same rhyming way giving a bit of information about what each person did. From Charles Darwin, Marie Currie and George Carver we meet a diverse group of people. They are both male and female as well as various nationalities. The things they are famous for also run the gamut. The illustrations are simple showing the scientist holding something they discovered or used in their discoveries. Of course at the end of the story stands Katherine Johnson seeing a group of young scientists looking at her. At the back of the book is a section "About the Scientists" which shares details about the most notable contribution of each figure mentioned in the book. Then the young child scientists are challenged to find questions to answer to be the next person to change the world. This would be a great book to read to children to tweak their interest in science and scientists. Using this to introduce a unit on biographies or science fair projects would be a great use of this book. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.

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Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See? is a great picture book for children of all ages. My young children (ages 2 and 4) would enjoy the book with it's repetition of lines (similar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear), while my older elementary students (ages 9 and 10) would enjoy the book presentation of famous scientists. I liked the section in the back that had descriptions of what each scientist has contributed to the world of science. The illustrations are colorful and captivating. I would definitely recommend this book!

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Using the classic structure of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., Chris Ferrie has created a whole new experience for young scientists. Featuring scientist from past and present, each scientist looks to a picture of another scientist which highlights their notable work such as Grace Hopper making a computer enquiry or George Carver studying botany.

The scientists presented in the story are from all over the world and show both genders equally as well as many ethnicities, creating a wonderful platform for children allowing them to see that anyone can be a scientist. This fact is promoted on the last page, where a diverse group of children are looking back at the scientists. The familiar rhythm of the story along with fun pictures generates a wonderful new way to introduce scientists to young children. Having read this with my two year old as well as several school groups, I believe this book is best enjoyed by ages 2-8.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

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Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See? is a fantastic picture book with similarities to Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr. Each page introduces the next scientist with a repeating rhyme. Illustrations are unique and cute, except for the last group (Scientists, Scientists Who do you see?) which is slightly creepy. The end has brief descriptions of the contributions each scientist has made to the world. This book is a wonderful introduction to the leaders in the world of science. Highly recommend!

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This is so neat! My science loving kid will enjoy the info and my preschooler will like the rhymes. Well done in an easy to love format.

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Chris Ferrie does a great job with the latest in his series. Scientist, Scientist is a wonderful introduction to scientists around the world and throughout time. I loved the broad range of scientists presented, the inclusion of great diversity and the more in depth explanations in the end pages. Those things make this a great book for all ages!

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I am in love with this book. It’s a play on the Brown Bear books with each scientist being asked who they see, and they in rhyme see another scientist. I really like the variety of scientists used in this book as well. Yes some like Einstein, Curry, and Darwin are well known, but others, this maybe the first time the reader hears these names. Plus at the end the author gives the reader just a tad bit of information on the contributions of each scientist. A wonderful, wonderful book!

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