Episodes

  • Andrea Wang: Environmental Science & "Writing the Books We Needed"
    Jan 17 2023

    Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to environmental scientist and children's book author Andrea Wang about Environmental Science & "Writing the Books We Needed."

    You can find books by all our guests in the STEM Women in KidLit bookstore!

    Support STEM Women in Kidlit!

    Books recommended on this episode:

    Smelly Kelly and His Super Senses: How James Kelly's Nose Saved the New York City Subway

    Beth Anderson (Author)  Jenn Harney (Illustrator)

    Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness

    Maria Gianferrari (Author)  Pete Oswald (Illustrator)

    The Secret Science of Sports: The Math, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering Behind Every Grand Slam, Triple Axel, and Penalty Kick

    Jennifer Swanson (Author)

    Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas

    Elizabeth Shreeve (Author)  Frann Preston-Gannon (Illustrator)






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    1 hr
  • Amitha Knight: Writing Through Residency
    Apr 5 2022

    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.

    You can find books by all our guests in the STEM Women in KidLit bookstore!

    Support STEM Women in Kidlit!

    Books recommended on this episode:

    ADA Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine

    Laurie Wallmark (Author)  April Chu (Illustrator)

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

    Meg Thacher (Author)

    Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

    Traci Sorell (Author)  Natasha Donovan (Illustrator)
     

    A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla

    Azadeh Westergaard (Author)  Júlia Sardà (Illustrator)

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    39 mins
  • Leslie Bulion: SCUBA, "Golly-Gee Science", & The Hazards of Poetry Research
    Dec 7 2021

    Join children's book authors  Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig as they talk to children's book author with a degree in oceanography, Leslie Bulion about SCUBA, "Golly-Gee Science," & The Hazards of Poetry Research.

    Books recommended on this episode:

    Hear the Wind Blow

    Doe Boyle (Author)  Emily Paik (Illustrator)

    How to Build an Insect

    Roberta Gibson (Author)  Anne Lambelet (Illustrator)

    13 Ways to Eat a Fly

    Sue Heavenrich (Author)  David Clark (Illustrator)

    Scurry! the Truth about Spiders

    Annette Whipple (Author)

    Dear Treefrog

    Joyce Sidman (Author)  Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)

    Be a Tree!

    Maria Gianferrari (Author)  Felicita Sala (Illustrator)

    Charles Darwin's Around-The-World Adventure

    Jennifer Thermes (Author)

    Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas

    Sandra Neil Wallace (Author)  Rebecca Gibbon (Illustrator)

    A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use

    Sara Levine (Author)  Kate Slater (Illustrator)



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    59 mins
  • Songju Ma Daemicke: STEM Across Cultures
    Nov 16 2021

    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)

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    37 mins
  • Padma Venkatraman: Oceanography & Compassion
    Nov 2 2021

    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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    https://diversebooks.org/

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    56 mins
  • Hannah Holt: Connections (Roundabouts, Writing, and Underwear)
    Oct 19 2021

    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)

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    48 mins
  • Margarita Engle: Plants, Poetry, and Persistence
    Oct 4 2021

    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)

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    43 mins
  • Darshana Khiani: From Semiconductors to Saris
    Jul 13 2021

    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)



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    50 mins