STEM Women in KidLit

Artemis Roehrig & Rajani LaRocca

Join authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to women with STEM careers or jobs who also happen to be children's book authors and illustrators! For more information visit: rajanilarocca.com and artemisroehrig.com

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Songju Ma Daemicke: STEM Across Cultures

STEM Women in KidLit

11/16/21 • 37 min

Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to software engineer and children's book author Songju Ma Daemicke about STEM Across Cultures.
Books recommended on this episode:

Whole Whale

Karen Yin (Author) Nelleke Verhoeff (Illustrator)

Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

Teresa Robeson (Author) Rebecca Huang (Illustrator)

Gravity

Jason Chin

Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty (Author) David Roberts (Illustrator)

Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life

Anna Claybourne (Author) Wesley Robins (Illustrator)

When Plants Took Over the Planet: The Amazing Story of Plant Evolution

Chris Thorogood (Author) Amy Grimes (Illustrator)

Padma Venkatraman: Oceanography & Compassion

STEM Women in KidLit

11/02/21 • 56 min

Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to oceanographic researcher and children's book author Padma Venkatraman about Oceanography & Compassion.
Books Recommended on this Episode:

Usha and the Big Digger

Amitha Jagannath Knight (Author) Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator)

Why Do We See Rainbows?

by Melissa Stewart

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

Tanya Lee Stone (Author) Margaret A. Weitekamp (Foreword by)

Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines

Sarah Aronson (Author) Robert Neubecker (Illustrator)

Solid, Liquid, Gassy! (a Fairy Science Story)

Ashley Spires (Author)
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Hannah Holt: Connections (Roundabouts, Writing, and Underwear)

STEM Women in KidLit

10/19/21 • 47 min

Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to transportation analyst (with a degree in civil engineering) and children's book author Hannah Holt about Connections (Roundabouts, Writing, and Underwear).
Books recommended on this episode:

Mae Among the Stars

Roda Ahmed (Author) Stasia Burrington (Illustrator)

The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story

Tina Cho (Author) Jess X. Snow (Illustrator)

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor

Kate Messner (Author) Alexandra Bye (Illustrator)

Jada Jones: Sleepover Scientist #3

Kelly Starling Lyons (Author) Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)
& 1 more

How to Code a Sandcastle

Josh Funk (Author) Sara Palacios (Illustrator)

Margarita Engle: Plants, Poetry, and Persistence

STEM Women in KidLit

10/04/21 • 43 min

Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to agronomist and Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle about Plants, Poetry, and Persistence.
Books recommended on this episode:

Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World

Nancy Castaldo (Author)

The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity: A Tale of the Genius Ramanujan

Amy Alznauer (Author) Daniel Miyares (Illustrator)

What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures

Heather L. Montgomery (Author) Maribel Lechuga (Illustrator)

Darshana Khiani: From Semiconductors to Saris

STEM Women in KidLit

07/13/21 • 49 min

Join authors Artemis Roehrig and Rajani LaRocca as we talk with computer engineer and children's book author Darshana Khiani about everything from semiconductors to saris . Find out more about Darshana on her website.
Books recommended on this episode:

The Truth about Bears: Seriously Funny Facts about Your Favorite Animals

Maxwell Eaton (Author)

Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism

Jen Malia (Author) Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)

Butterflies Are Pretty ... Gross!

Rosemary Mosco (Author) Jacob Souva (Illustrator)

Sarah Lynne Reul: Food, Dollhouses and Drawing Animals

STEM Women in KidLit

06/29/21 • 49 min

Join authors Artemis Roehrig and Rajani LaRocca as we talk with science educator and children's book author/illustrator Sarah Lynne Reul about Food, Dollhouses, and Drawing Animals. Find out more about Sarah on her website.
Books recommended on this episode:
Friendbots: Blink and Block Make a Wish

Vicky Fang (Author)
Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet

Jeanette Winter (Author)
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

Joyce Sidman (Author)
Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine

Tory Woollcott (Author) Alex Graudins (Illustrator)
What Miss Mitchell Saw

Hayley Barrett (Author) Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)
Science Comics: Cats: Nature and Nurture

Andy Hirsch (Author)
Dogs: From Predator to Protector

Andy Hirsch (Author)

Stacy McAnulty: From Engineering Airline Seats to Engineering Books

STEM Women in KidLit

06/15/21 • 50 min

Join authors Artemis Roehrig and Rajani LaRocca as we talk with mechanical engineer and children's book author Stacy McAnulty about how she went From Engineering Airline Seats to Engineering Books. Find out more about Stacy on her website.
Books recommended on this episode:
In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race

Amy Cherrix (Author)

Infinity and Me

Kate Hosford (Author) Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator)
Ruby's Birds

Mya Thompson (Author) Claudia Dávila (Illustrator)

Sara Levine: Kid Books and Kids (Goats)

STEM Women in KidLit

06/01/21 • 46 min

Join authors Artemis Roehrig and Rajani LaRocca as we talk with veterinarian and children's book author Sara Levine about Kid Books and Kids (Goats). Find out more about Sara on her website.
Books recommended on this episode:
On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey

David M. Schwartz (Author) Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends

Heidi E. y. Stemple (Author) Clover Robin (Illustrator)

The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest

Heather Lang (Author) Jana Christy (Illustrator)

Star Finder!: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Night Sky

DK (Author) Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)

Sky Gazing: A Guide to the Moon, Sun, Planets, Stars, Eclipses, and Constellations

Meg Thacher (Author)

Theanne Griffith: Neurophysiology, Chapter Books, and Character Connections

STEM Women in KidLit

05/18/21 • 40 min

Join authors Artemis Roehrig and Rajani LaRocca as they talk to children's book author and neurophysiologist Theanne Griffith! To find out more about Theanne and her books you can visit her website: https://www.theannegriffith.com/.
Books recommended on this episode:

Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty (Author) David Roberts (Illustrator)

Baby Loves the Five Senses: Touch!

Ruth Spiro (Author) Irene Chan (Illustrator)

Baby Loves Coding!

Ruth Spiro (Author) Irene Chan (Illustrator)

Boxitects

Kim Smith (Author)

One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale

Demi (Author) Demi (Illustrator)

Amitha Knight: Writing Through Residency

STEM Women in KidLit

04/05/22 • 38 min

Join children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to doctor and children's book author Amitha Jagannath Knight about Writing Through Residency.
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