Children害羞草研究所檚 author and illustrator Lindsay Ford says children are naturally inquisitive, but that curiousity isn害羞草研究所檛 always nurtured, especially in girls.

Ford害羞草研究所檚 new book she aims to change that by showing how that habit of always asking 害羞草研究所渨hy?害羞草研究所� can lead to a career in the sciences.

On March 6, she is holding a virtual book launch for the latest in her Awkward and Awesome series, Science Girl. At the launch Ford will read from and discuss the book and take questions from viewers.

Watching B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry害羞草研究所檚 regular COVID-19 updates made the Nanaimo-based author think about women in the sciences. She said she was interested to learn that women are underrepresented in the field, citing United Nations data that less than 30 per cent of those employed in science and technology are women.

Ford hopes to address that discrepancy through her book, as it encourages little girls to develop an interest in the sciences at a young age.

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Ford said the book looks at how science can be applied to questions children ask, accompanied by her 害羞草研究所渂ig and bold害羞草研究所� illustrations. She said characters from her previous stories make appearances in Science Girl.

Ford said she害羞草研究所檚 wanted to write a science-themed book ever since she saw her young daughter playing with a magnifying glass, but the coming of COVID-19 and constant news about viruses and vaccines brought science back to the fore. Ford said 2020 was 害羞草研究所渁 year of science.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚 felt I just became way more interested in bacteria and vaccines and all this science-y stuff,害羞草研究所� Ford said.

Science Girl comes out March 8, International Women害羞草研究所檚 Day. It is available at .

WHAT害羞草研究所橲 ON 害羞草研究所� Science Girl book launch takes place on on March 6 at 11 a.m.

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