Baby Botanist (Baby Scientist Series #3)

by Dr. Laura Gehl, Daniel Wiseman (Illustrator)

Overview

Baby Scientist is an adorable board book series that brings fun, accessible science concepts to baby’s world using simple language, recognizable settings, and vibrant art. Read them all with your baby scientist!

Baby Botanist studies plants. In her lab coat, she looks at plants both large and small. She finds plants growing in many places.

Can plants grow on water?

What foods come from plants?

Find out with Baby Botanist!

Baby Scientist series creator and author Dr. Laura Gehl holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Georgetown. She has nearly twenty years of experience teaching and writing about science for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Don’t miss the other books in this series, including Baby Astronaut, Baby Oceanographer, and Baby Paleontologist.

“The illustrations are colorful, uncluttered, and humorously engaging. A nice addition to this baby-attuned series.” —Kirkus

“Adorable entry in the Baby Scientist board book series.” —Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062841322
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Series:	Baby Scientist Series , #3
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	784,676
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	9 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Dr. Laura Gehl holds a B.A. in psychology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Georgetown. She has nearly twenty years of experience teaching and writing about science for elementary, middle, and high school students. Her career has included editing the award-winning educational periodical Science Weekly (grades K-6) and writing about science for clients such as the American Diabetes Association, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Gehl frequently speaks at schools, bringing science into many of her presentations. She lives in Maryland.

Daniel Wiseman is a husband, dad, author, and illustrator. When he isn’t drawing, he can usually be found doing one of these great things: playing drums, fishing with his kiddos, hiking up a mountain, singing loudly in his car, riding his bike, or napping. Daniel currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Editorial Reviews

Adorable entry in the Baby Scientist board book series.” — Booklist

“The illustrations are colorful, uncluttered, and humorously engaging…A nice addition to this baby-attuned series.” — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Adorable entry in the Baby Scientist board book series.

Booklist

Adorable entry in the Baby Scientist board book series.

Booklist

2019-09-24
In this newest addition to the Baby Scientist series toddlers are introduced to the basics of what a botanist does.

The book starts with a simple and straightforward explanation of its subject matter: "Who studies plants? / Baby Botanist does!" Wearing a white lab coat with yellow polka dots, a brown-skinned child with a purple hair bow holding up its one little curl proceeds to present a number of simply stated and easily understood plant facts. As with the previous books, the illustrations are colorful, uncluttered, and humorously engaging, and baby has a sidekick; this time it is a blue-and-yellow snail. After planting a seed, Baby wonders what plant will grow. The text explains that some plants have roots and some do not, and they might grow on water or underground. In a simple acknowledgment of a healthy diet, the book states "Baby's favorite foods all come from plants." Children are also presented with food they may not recognize as coming from plants, such as noodles and chocolate. In the end, the seed that Baby has planted, watered, and kept in the sunlight "grows into a flower for Mama!" and with that comes a big thank-you hug from Mama.

A nice addition to this baby-attuned series. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews