WHAT’S INSIDE A FLOWER?, WOMEN IN SCIENCE, and WOMEN IN SPORTS
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WHAT’S INSIDE A FLOWER?, WOMEN IN SCIENCE, and WOMEN IN SPORTS by Rachel Ignotofsky Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Books:
Title: WHAT’S INSIDE A FLOWER
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Pub. Date: February 2, 2021
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 48
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
From the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, comes a new nonfiction picture book series ready to grow young scientists by nurturing their curiosity about the natural world–starting with what’s inside a flower.
Budding backyard scientists can start exploring their world with this stunning introduction to these flowery show-stoppers–from seeds to roots to blooms. Learning how flowers grow gives kids beautiful building blocks of science and inquiry.
In the launch of a new nonfiction picture book series, Rachel Ignotofsky’s distinctive art style and engaging, informative text clearly answers any questions a child (or adult) could have about flowers.
Reviews:
“The lush, geometric illustrations are the superstars of this adventure, drawing in readers from the front endpapers to the rear . . . A beautiful bloom for the nature shelf.” – Kirkus Reviews
“There’s an abundance of detail in this attractive first work in the “What’s Inside” series, but it’s never overwhelming . . . The pages overflow with life.” – Booklist
REVIEW
| The illustrations in this book are truly amazing. They are full of deep rich colors that match the tone of the book as each page goes into the smallest detail of what makes a flower and what’s inside. I love to garden and know most of the science behind flowers and their purpose but this explains everything in easy to understand terms that even a small child can relate to. This is a book that will grow with a child and they can use it as a reference book. It should inspire everyone to plant a seed and watch it grow.
What sets this book apart from a lot of early readers is that it goes through ALL of the steps nature goes through to produce that flower. From the composition of soil to sun and water, even the worms are noted and easy to understand. I can easily see this book inspiring children to start their own flower from seed. A perfect adventure that can be done on any sunny window sill. |
Title: WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Pub. Date: July 26, 2016
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 126
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N Exclusive Edition, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of striking, singular art, this collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The women profiled include well-known figures like primatologist Jane Goodall, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American physicist and mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
Reviews:
“With the help of eye-catching artwork, Ignotofsky celebrates not just astronauts, but also the engineers, biologists, mathematicians, and physicists who’ve blazed a trail for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields from the ancient to modern world. The book elevates this information with beautiful and instructive infographics that delve into topics like the number of women currently working in STEM fields.”– Entertainment Weekly (online)
“With short, inspiring stories and the accessibility of a graphic novel. . .the perfect book to share with the science- and tech-minded people (male and female, young and old) in your life. . . .The must-read, girl-power STEM book.”– InStyle.com
“This book of illustrated biographies of scientific pioneers is hands-down gorgeous. . . .Kids will love paging through this, looking at all the detailed drawings, but they’ll likely have to rip it out of the hands of the adults who are marveling at each new page of factoids.”– Sarah Mirk, Bitch Media
“The book is a beautifully curated collection of personal narratives from female scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines, with a dash of whimsy thrown in.” – Upworthy
“I applaud Ignotofsky and her publisher for telling these important stories about women through such a rich, visual medium. The world needs more books like this.”– ScientificAmerican.com’s Symbiartic
“. . .an illustrated homage to some of the most influential and inspiring women in STEM. . . .Ignotofsky captures the heartbreaking inequalities that only amplify the impressiveness of these women’s feats.”– Maria Popova, BrainPickings.org
“. . .a clever introduction to women scientists through history.”– Science Friday
EXCERPT
Title: WOMEN IN SPORTS
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
Pub. Date: July 18, 2017
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 128
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Women in Sports highlights notable women’s contributions to competitive athletics to inspire readers young and old. Keeping girls interested in sports has never been more important: research suggests that girls who play sports get better grades and have higher self-esteem–but girls are six times more likely to quit playing sports than boys and are unlikely to see female athlete role models in the media. A fascinating collection full of striking, singular art, Women in Sports features 50 profiles and illustrated portraits of women athletes from the 1800s to today including trailblazers, Olympians, and record-breakers in more than 40 different sports. The book also contains infographics about relevant topics such as muscle anatomy, a timeline of women’s participation in sports, statistics about women in athletics, and influential female teams.
Reviews:
“Exhaustive and enlightening—don’t miss it.”– Kirkus Reviews
“This is one of the books we’ve been waiting for—a compendium of great women athletes and the struggles they faced. As Billie Jean King taught us, ‘Pressure is a privilege.’”– Lesley Visser, Hall of Fame sportscaster
“This luminescent book tells the stories of women and girls who have not only excelled in athletics, but also often changed the world by doing so. I was agog at these lively biographies, and dazzled by the accompanying illustrations that seem to cartwheel, swim, pole vault, and double flip off the page. This is a book for girls who want inspiration on the field, in the pool, or down the track. It’s also for girls who aren’t sporty at all, but love stories of courage, perseverance, sass, doggedness, and fun. And don’t forget the boys, who will be riveted by these rollicking tales and who need to see that girl power has been alive and well for many years, and is alive and well today.”– Caroline Paul, author of The Gutsy Girl
“Rachel Ignotofsky’s delightful book renders the healthy pleasure of sports for girls and women in buoyant color and form—from Bloomer Girls to Skate Bettys, in calf length skirts or disguised as men—reminding us that no matter if you are nine or ninety-eight, the question to ask is, ‘What is my next victory?’”– Mina Samuels, author of Run Like a Girl
“What an inspiring book! These beautifully drawn portraits cover the triumphs and troubles of fifty athletes—some you’ve heard of and many you haven’t. There’s a familiar pattern to these stories: A woman sets her mind on something, someone tells her it can’t be done, and she goes ahead and does it anyway, setting records along the way. You’ll cheer for these ladies, and for author Rachel Ignotofsky.”– Lisa Taggart, author of Women Who Win
EXCERPT
About Rachel Ignotofsky:
Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times Best Selling author and illustrator, based in beautiful Santa Barbara. She grew up in New Jersey on a healthy diet of cartoons and pudding and graduated from Tyler School of Art in 2011.
Now Rachel works for herself and spends all day and night drawing, writing and learning as much as she can. Rachel is a published author with 10 Speed Press and Random House Kids. She is always thinking up new ideas.
Check out her books:
What’s Inside A Flower?
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth
Women In Science
Women in Art
Women In Sports
Her work is inspired by history and science. She believes that illustration is a powerful tool that can make learning exciting. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible. Rachel hopes to use her work to spread her message about scientific literacy and feminism.
If you like what you see and would like to have it for yourself, please visit her shop.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will win a finished copy of WHAT’S INSIDE A FLOWER?, WOMEN IN SCIENCE, and WOMEN IN SPORTS, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 7/26/2021 | BookHounds YA | Excerpt |
| 7/26/2021 | Two Chicks on Books | Excerpt |
| 7/27/2021 | #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog | Excerpt |
| 7/27/2021 | Kait Plus Books | Excerpt |
| 7/28/2021 | pagesofyellow | Review or Spotlight |
| 7/28/2021 | The Phantom Paragrapher | Review or Spotlight |
| 7/29/2021 | Feed Your Fiction Addiction | Review |
| 7/29/2021 | @ChristenKrumm | Review or Spotlight |
| 7/30/2021 | Do You Dog-ear? | Review |
| 7/30/2021 | Lifestyle of Me | Review |
Week Two:
| 8/2/2021 | 100 Pages A Day | Review |
| 8/2/2021 | Locks, Hooks and Books | Review |
| 8/3/2021 | Jazzy Book Reviews | Review |
| 8/3/2021 | The Momma Spot | Review |
| 8/4/2021 | Nerdophiles | Review |
| 8/4/2021 | Two Points of Interest | Review |
| 8/5/2021 | Everyone’s Librarian | Review |
| 8/5/2021 | Midnightbooklover | IG Post |
| 8/6/2021 | onemused | Review or Excerpt |
| 8/6/2021 | booksaremagictoo | Review |
These are beautiful books and sound fun to read. I love learning new facts from books like these.