Skye Blackburn-Lang: Eating Bugs for the Planet
Diane Wolfer
About this series
Each book is written by an award-winning children’s author and follows the real-life stories of some of Australia’s top scientists and inventors, chosen on the basis of their pioneering work. Themes explored include childhood, school, family, and formative experiences, what inspired them to pursue their chosen path, how they persevered in the face of challenges, and what they have contributed to science in Australia.
About Skye Blackburn-Lang: Eating Bugs for the Planet
Skye Blackburn-Lang always wanted to be an entomologist. Her unusual childhood pets included ‘Fluffy’ the tarantula and ‘Woodstock’ a giant burrowing roach that blows kisses and has starred in video clips.
Skye followed her dream and studied bug science as well as food science at university. As Australia’s first farmer of edible insects, Skye and her trailblazing team, teach people that insects are an eco-friendly, and delicious, protein. Most of all, Skye loves inspiring the next generation to follow their passion to achieve their career dreams, like she has.
Australia’s top chefs now use Skye’s ingredients, and the book includes recipes for her awesome Choc Raspberry Cricket Powder brownies, and Choc Chip Cricket Powder cookies.
More to love about the Aussie STEM Stars
• Teacher’s notes available. A perfect series for school libraries or home bookshelves.
• A fresh and unique series that focuses on our Australian STEM heroes. Science is more important than ever as we look to our inventors and innovators to solve the contemporary problems facing humanity and the planet.
• Strong role model and inspiration to young scientists to dream the impossible.
• Narrative non-fiction as a tool for educating children, proving that it can be as fun and interesting as fiction.
-
2022 | 9781925893694 | 170 pages | Paperback | 198 x 129 mm | Middle Grade
-
Aussie STEM Stars, bugs, insects, entomology, edible insects, food science, food technology, #loveozmg
-
-
Dianne has always been a bookworm. She grew up in different parts of Australia and Thailand, and has worked in several countries, from Nepal to Japan. Her stories have won many awards and her ‘Light’ series was adapted for stage and streettheatre. She writes across genres, from picture books to YA novels. This is her second book in the Aussie STEM Stars series, her first one being the story of Prof. Munjed Al Muderis who bravely escaped Iraq and came to Australia on a leaky fishing boat as a refugee and is now a world-leading orthopaedic surgeon.
Dianne’s love of animal stories led to PhD research into Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature.
You can read more about Dianne on our Aussie STEM Stars website.