I’ve been a professional chemist since 2007, so what the heck am I doing writing children’s books?! :-) Over the years I’ve watched scientists try to explain their work to people and have noticed a lot of glazed eyes, looks of confusion and the ever-popular smile-and-nod. It’s surprising how many researchers struggle to simplify their subject enough that non-scientists and kids can understand. In an effort to make the real-world research coming out of our building more understandable, I started writing the Nancy Nano series. I have been completely blown away by the positive responses. Hearing kids chat about our science and answer their own questions about particles and electrons has been pretty incredible! Nancy Nano books as of 2019 Beyond science, it’s super important just to keep kids interested in reading. When our family goes camping, we play a little writing game to create a story. One person writes a few sentences, folds the paper over so that only the l...