Bianca with Jennifer Swanson on Footprints Across the Planet

The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast

In this episode, we have self-proclaimed science geek, award-winning author, speaker, and teacher, Jennifer Swanson. She talks about her newest picture book, Footprints Across the Planet—a masterful introduction to the concepts of sustainability and inclusivity that even the youngest readers can understand and enjoy.

Jennifer Swanson's love of science began when she started a science club in her garage at the age of 7. While no longer working from the garage, Jennifer’s passion for science resonates in the fascinating 45+ nonfiction and fiction books she has written for children but especially, BRAIN GAMES (NGKids) and SUPER GEAR: Nanotechnology and Sports Team Up (Charlesbridge), which was named an NSTA Best STEM book of 2017. Jennifer’s book, Save the Crash-test Dummies, received a Parent's Choice GOLD award. Her Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact received a Florida Book Award, a Eureka California Reading Association Gold Award, and an NSTA BEST STEM book award. Her BEASTLY BIONICS book received a GOLD Florida Book Award and an NSTA BEST STEM book award. An accomplished and exciting speaker, Jennifer has presented at National NSTA conferences, the Highlights Foundation, the Atlanta Science Festival, the World Science Festival in NYC, and the Library of Congress' National Book Festival.

Transcription:

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Order copies:

Footprints Across the Planet on Bookshop.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠.

Lego: Amazing Earth on Bookshop.org and Amazon.

Spacecare: The Kids Guide to Surviving Space on Bookshop.org⁠ and Amazon.

Resources:

For more information, visit https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/.

The Solve It For Kids Podcast: https://solveitforkids.com/

KidLiteracy is Jennifer Swanson's nonprofit organization: https://kidliteracy.org/.

NASA Social Events: https://www.nasa.gov/connect/social/index.html.

Discussion Topics:

• Visiting NASA and meeting The Artemis II lunar flyby mission crew members.
• Jennifer Swanson's childhood love of STEM.
• Becoming an author of over 45 published nonfiction books for kids.
• The Solve it For Kids podcast and school visits.
• The idea, writing, and what to expect from Footprints Across the Planet.
• Taking steps in the right direction to make a difference on our planet.