Florence The Data Scientist and Her Magical Bookmobile (Paperback)

Ryan Kelly

ISBN 10: 1735971901 / ISBN 13: 9781735971902

Published by Domino Data Lab, Pennsauken, 2021

Paperback. The planet's first-ever digital children's book about. data science. Meet Florence the Data Scientist and Her Magical Bookmobile.This magical little book centers around a curious kiddo named Beatrice. She's a girl who loves reading, science, dragons, and swings. However, when a mysterious bookmobile drives down her street, Beatrice is intrigued by the individual behind the wheel. the driver, Florence, is a librarian-of-sorts who knows exactly what books will delight each kid in the neighborhood. Beatrice is then forced to decide whether there is such a thing as "magic" or if this "librarian" knows something the rest of the world doesn't.Beatrice spends the day recording and analyzing each of her friends' responses to Florence's questions, and discovering and falling in love with the magical predictive power of recording and analyzing trends in data. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781735971902

Synopsis:

How did you come up with the idea for Florence the Data Scientist? Ryan Kelly: I am certainly not a data scientist! Which is really how this book came to be. I originally came up with the idea as a project for our company's annual hackathon. It's a multi-day event where we break up into teams to solve a problem and build something that encourages cross-functional collaboration and teamwork. I had only started a few weeks before and I was really struggling to effectively and concisely communicate what data science was. I thought if I couldn't explain it to my family and friends, how on earth would I explain it to my daughter? And how many actual data scientists have the same problem with their kids? What do they say on Career Day? So you wrote the story collaboratively initially? Ryan Kelly: Yes. There were over eighty ideas for projects and this book was one of a dozen selected internally for the hackathon. We ended up breaking off into a small group of nine and worked on the initial storyline and illustrations. Even though the project didn't win the hackathon (we came in third), people really wanted a finished copy to read to their kids. So we went for it! I found an illustrator and kept refining the manuscript with help from others and... here we are! Earlier this year, we hit print and now every employee of Domino has a copy to read to their kids. But you didn't want to stop there? Ryan Kelly: No way! Our mission as a company is to unlock the power of data science and this story is way too good to keep under wraps. We want to make sure kids everywhere know about it regardless of whether their parents work in the field or not.

About the Author: Hi. My name is Ryan Kelly.

By day, I work as a marketing executive. By night, I write children's books about puppy dogs, fire-breathing dragons, patterns, and predictions.

Kidding. Kind of.

I dreamed up this idea of writing the world's first-ever children's book about data science at something we call a "hack-a-thon" while at Domino Data Lab, a week long event where employees break up into dynamic and nimble teams and think up big ideas to solve tough problems.

But, to tell you the truth, I didn't write this children's book to just encourage the next generation to get passionate future careers in data science. No. I wrote it because I wanted to encourage the next generation to get passionate about problem-solving. Because, well, let's face it, our world is full of them and the future of humanity will rely heavily on those with the willingness (and passion) to solve them. Mernie Gallagher-Cole has illustrated for children for over 30 years! Her whimsical and charming style can be found in children's books, games, puzzles, party good, e-books, and gaming apps. Mernie lives in West Chester, PA with her husband, kids and cats.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Florence The Data Scientist and Her Magical ...
Publisher: Domino Data Lab, Pennsauken
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Gallagher-Cole, Mernie
Condition: new