Children91裸聊视频檚 author and illustrator Lindsay Ford says children are naturally inquisitive, but that curiousity isn91裸聊视频檛 always nurtured, especially in girls.

Ford91裸聊视频檚 new book she aims to change that by showing how that habit of always asking 91裸聊视频渨hy?91裸聊视频� 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 Henry91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频渂ig and bold91裸聊视频� illustrations. She said characters from her previous stories make appearances in Science Girl.

Ford said she91裸聊视频檚 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 91裸聊视频渁 year of science.91裸聊视频�

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Science Girl comes out March 8, International Women91裸聊视频檚 Day. It is available at .

WHAT91裸聊视频橲 ON 91裸聊视频� Science Girl book launch takes place on on March 6 at 11 a.m.

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