Amanda, Toy Engineer: Real Women in STEAM (The Look Up Series)

Best Nonfiction Book Series - Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

2022 U.S. Selfies Award from Publisher's Weekly

Support girls in STEM! The Look Up Series invites 8 to 12-year-old girls into the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math while celebrating diverse women in STEM careers today.

According to the Society of Women Engineers, only 13 percent of engineers today are female. AMANDA, TOY ENGINEER celebrates Amanda, a mechanical engineer and marathon runner who makes the impossible possible every day. In this book, young readers will:

• learn how engineers like Amanda tackle problems that have never been solved before- and learn how they can start thinking like an engineer.

• find out how Amanda turns an idea into a toy, then sketch their very own toy idea within the pages of this book.

• discover how kids around the world play differently and how scientists study play.



This NEW nonfiction series from award-winning American Girl author Aubre Andrus is a unique blend of biography, activity content, and actionable advice and supports the ultimate goal of closing the gender gap in STEM careers.