Zi, Video Game Developer: Real Women in STEAM: 2 (The Look Up Series) - Softcover

Andrus, Aubre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1639460055 ISBN 13: 9781639460052

Publisher: Adjective Animal Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Meet a real-life video game developer—then become one yourself! An award-winning STEM book for ages 8-12 from American Girl author Aubre Andrus.

Part true-story biography, part STEM activity book, ZI, VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER celebrates the story of Zi, a real woman in tech who gets to play video games every day—it’s her job! Zi believes that games are for everyone and that your ideas are original and exciting.

ZI, VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER includes:

• FEMALE ROLE MODEL: In short chapters and a fun narrative, young readers learn how Zi grew from a curious kid in China into a confident video game developer in the U.S.
• FUN FACTS: Readers are introduced to coding basics and programming languages while learning how technology—including video games—can change the world.
• STEAM ACTIVITIES: Kids complete hands-on STEAM activities like how to concept their very own game idea which flexes their problem-solving and creativity muscles.

Why do female career role models in STEM matter? Women make up just 27% of the STEM workforce. When women and girls are left out of the tech spaces as creators, innovation and digital tools will not meet their needs. Plus, STEM careers have higher salaries and higher rates of employment while tackling some of the world’s most pressing issues, which are currently lacking a female perspective.

Welcome all kids into the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math with The Look Up Series. Celebrate female role models by sharing extraordinary women's stories and career paths with a side of some serious girl power. These real-life stories feature not famous women, but real women who can become your kid’s childhood heroes. Let’s get to work with The Look Up Series!

Collect all five books in The Look Up Series, winner of the Best Nonfiction Book Series from the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards and written by award-winning American Girl author Aubre Andrus:

Amanda, Toy Engineer
Zi, Video Game Developer
Dr. Maya, Ice Cream Scientist
Angella, Beauty Chemist
Tracey, Theme Park Designer

About this title

About the Author

Aubre Andrus is the award-winning children's book author of The Look Up Series, a nonfiction biography series featuring real women in S.T.E.A.M. careers. She also has written dozens of books for National Geographic, Lonely Planet, American Girl, Disney, Scholastic, and young YouTube stars. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her family where she's the founder and CEO of Adjective Animal Publishing, an indie kids press. Head to www.aubreandrus.com to learn more about virtual school visits or find her on social media @aubreandrus.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adjective Animal Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1639460055
• ISBN 13: 9781639460052
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60