Inspiring stories of our world-leading scientists and inventors
About
An inspiring and unique series for children aged 10-13 years that celebrates Australia’s leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
The first three books in the series are out now with lots more to come in 2021!
Each book is written by an award-winning children’s author and follows the real-life stories of some of Australia’s world-leading researchers and inventors, chosen for their contribution that is making a difference for humans and the planet.
Themes explored include childhood, school, family, formative experiences, what inspired them to pursue their chosen path, how they persevered in the face of challenges, and what they contributed in their chosen field to Australia and the world.
This year, 2020, has shown us that science is more important than ever as we look to our inventors and innovators to solve the contemporary problems facing us all. So let’s inspire the next generation to go on that journey too.
The books
Fiona Wood
Burns surgeon and inventor of spray-on skin
Georgia Ward-Fear
Reptile biologist and explorer
Munjed Al Muderis
From refugee to surgical inventor
COMING SOON
Eddie Woo
Superstar Maths Teacher
Gisela Kaplan
Bird and primate scientist
Alan Finkel
Australia’s Chief Scientist
Authors
Cristy Burne
Cristy grew up climbing trees, jumping drains, chasing runaway cows and inventing stories. Before she became a writer, she was science circus performer, garbage analyst, Santa’s pixie, and a teacher.
Claire Saxby
Claire Saxby was born in Melbourne but has lived far and wide, including Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, where she discovered the most beautiful reefs and beaches in the world. She worked in community health for several years while writing books for children.
Dianne Wolfer
Dianne grew up in outer Melbourne, where she made tree-houses and imagined she was Silky from The Magic Faraway Tree. Other days she was the Muddle-headed Wombat. When she was ten, Dianne moved to Bangkok and went on to study back in Melbourne before backpacking through Asia and teaching children in remote western Nepal.
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Aussie STEM Stars are distributed by NewSouth Books
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