Stephen Aitken

Oct 21, 2024 | slj.com | Stephen Aitken |Heidi Grange

Gr 6 Up–Bioluminescence refers to plants and animals that create their own light using chemicals or bacteria. Aitken shares some of the remarkable plants and animals that create their own light and how they have allowed scientists to see and do things in new ways. Using both expository and narrative text, the author provides a glimpse into the glorious natural world of fireflies, jellyfish, and plankton.

Oct 15, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Stephen Aitken |Bill Nye |Gregory Mone |Amelia Fenne

Wordplay and wry wit put extra fun into a trove of fundamental knowledge. With an amped-up sense of wonder, the Science Guy surveys the natural universe. Starting from first principles like the scientific method, Nye and his co-author marvel at the “Amazing Machine” that is the human body then go on to talk up animals, plants, evolution, physics and chemistry, the quantum realm, geophysics, and climate change. They next venture out into the solar system and beyond.