Ada Twist, Scientist

In this entertaining follow-up to Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer, author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts once again deliver a tale of a youngster following her passion, even when the adults in her life are (at first) bemused and slightly less-than-understanding. A late

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bloomer when it came to speech, the eponymous Ada Twist soon made up for it by asking any number of questions, starting with WHY? With the heart and mind of a true scientist, Ada was always looking to explain and understand the world around her, even when that involved making a mess...

Like its predecessors, Ada Twist, Scientist is told in rhyme, and has a rollicking rhythm that would make for an excellent story-hour selection. After finding the narrative in Iggy Peck rather lackluster and awkward, and thinking that Rosie Revere was a great improvement, I'm happy to say that Ada Twist is the best of the three, with a text that begs to be read aloud. The artwork, created in various media - watercolors, pen and ink, pencil and graph paper - is quirky and appealing, capturing Ada's immense curiosity, her bereft confusion when forced to sit in silence by her exasperated parents, and her burst of renewed curiosity in response to her temporary confinement. Recommended to anyone looking for engaging picture-books featuring young scientists and thinkers, for children's stories about black children and their families, or texts with a Seussian feel to them.

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Like her classmates, builder Iggy and inventor Rosie, scientist Ada has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Why are there pointy things stuck to a rose? Why are there hairs growing inside your nose? When her house fills with a horrific, toe-curling smell, Ada knows

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it’s up to her to find the source. What would you do with a problem like this? Not afraid of failure, Ada embarks on a fact-finding mission and conducts scientific experiments, all in the name of discovery. But, this time, her experiments lead to even more stink and get her into trouble! Inspired by real-life makers such as Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie, Ada Twist, Scientist champions girl power and women scientists, and brings welcome diversity to picture books about girls in science.

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Young curious girl, with the encouragement of her family, learns to direct her curiosity to discover scientific findings.

Genre: Fiction

Review: "Ada Twist, Scientist" by Andrea Beaty is a good science book that can be used with students in grades k-2. The book is about a girl named Ada who is a very curious person. The book brings up vocabulary words such as science and hypothesis. This book can be used to teach

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students what scientists do, such as ask questions and come up with a hypothesis.

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This is a good classroom read aloud book for teaching students how to ask scientific questions and spark interest in the world around them. This book is fiction, but gives a good story that can relate with most children. The book starts by introducing Ada a young girl that can't talk. When she

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turned 3 she began to question everything about how and why the world worked. The one thing she focused on in the story was why something had a horrible stink.

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This is a funny story of young Ada Twist who wanted nothing more than to be a scientist. She undergoes extensive research to discover the source of an unpleasant smell in her house. The pictures show her thought process, her experiments, and, if you're looking closely, the source of the smell.

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Children will delight in knowing more before her, they will enjoy the story, and they will pick up a little knowledge about the scientific process as well. An excellent book!

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I'd known about this series of books for a while but I was interested recently because I wanted to get this as a gift for a friend's baby. When I say baby, I mean literally - she's only a few months old at this point. Yeah, jumping the gun a bit, heh.

This book definitely lived up to the hype I'd

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heard about it. We need more depictions of POC in kids' books and especially more depictions of POC doing all sorts of things, including science. I loved this book - my only wish is that it had been longer. But I say that as an adult reading of course.

I may not get this book for my friend's kid yet, but I'll be eyeing it for several other friends and their kids, for sure.

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This is a picture book about a little girl named Ada who is very curious and likes to explore. The book goes on to follow Ada and her different experiment and wonders. In the end of the book her parents encourage her and her curiosity. This is a good shared reading book for younger students but is

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also a good book to share with students because she is a woman of color who is interested in science.

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This book is related to Rosie Revere, Engineer but it is about a little girl names Ada Twist, who wants to be a scientist. Ada twist asks question, why are there pointy things on roses, why is their hair in our noses, etc. I love this book, especially in combination with Rosie Revere, Engineer (I

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bought them both after reading).

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Ada Twist is a young African-American girl who has always been curious of the world around her. She didn't talk until she was three years old but then things changed. She started asking a lot of questions and performing experiments. She has to do a science experiment for school so she decides to do

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one on if dogs eat vegetables. The book has a lot of text features, extra information, and goes through the experimental design process. This is great to use to discuss character traits, problem solving, and use for science. It also has a rhyming pattern which is awesome for a shared class reading.

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great story time book. Great for inquisitive kids and budding thinkers. Adorable artwork and comical scenarios, along with great storytelling and plotwork make for a largely enjoyable book, that will have you in pleasant stitches.

omg, this was so much fun.

this is about a little scientist called ada marie twist, a little black girl with natural hair who is obsessed with the who, the what, the when, the how, but most of all, the why.

this is an excellent book about a child's curiosity and how that curiosity can change and

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grow and become something that sustains you. it is definitely a positive representation of a young little girl in STEM and would be a lovely book to read with a little human.

the writing rhymed, which made it lovely to read, but most of all, i loved the drawings. they were lovely and detailed and each drawing had so much in it. titles of books, a little girl's equations, the toys all jumped up in her room add so much to the overall piece and her character.

this was great and totally readable even though i am an adult -- i would love to purchase it for my classroom one day and i think you should read it too c:

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Ada Twist is a young African American girl who is curious, adventurous, and loves to do various experiments. When she doesn’t know something, she tries her hardest to find the answer. This book is a wonderful inspiration for students, and it shows them that it is good to have questions and be

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curious. It also shows students that they should keep trying, even though sometimes they may not succeed. This book could be used in any subject area, especially science and math. For instruction, I would introduce a book like this when talking about doing science experiments, when introducing different science-related careers, and when my students need some extra help if they get discouraged by their mistakes.

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This book is about a young girl who is curious and has a passion for science. Nobody knew how to handle all of her curiosity, not even her parents. I gave this book a four because even though it is about science it has a good message. As teachers we want students to ask questions if they are not

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understanding or just curious, and if they have a passion for something you want them to dig deeper.

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This is, like, my favorite book I've read all year. Ada is the best and the art is delightful and I love that she's curious about stinky things omg. You should read this.

Used for a summer camp and the kids really seemed to enjoy the book. Love girls who love science!

A celebration of curiosity and asking "Why?"