Engineering Student Writes Children’s Book to Teach Kids About STEM

Engineering Student Writes Children’s Book to Teach Kids About STEM

STEM Book

Taylor Brown, a senior Industrial and Systems Engineering student, has dreamed of writing a book since she was about 8 years old. The self-proclaimed bookworm says she had free time while she was interning in Sweden this summer and decided to finally make her lifelong dream a reality.

In about two months, Brown says she created her children’s book, “What Do You Know About...STEM!” using the platform, Canva. The alphabet-style book teaches kids about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in a fun way that she hopes will inspire kids to start thinking about STEM early.

“I’m an engineer. I’m also involved with the National Society of Black Engineers on campus and we’re dedicated to making sure that there are more underrepresented people in STEM fields. It matched with what I’m passionate about as far as what I’m involved in,” said Brown.

The 29-page book is geared toward kids between 3-6 years old. Brown’s main message in the book: STEM is fun, interesting, cool and anyone can do it.

“I think science and math, the way it’s taught in our school system, might make it seem a little boring,” said Brown. “And, showing kids, look at these cool facts, look at these cool things you can get involved in if you decide to pursue this type of field, I think is really important and something we should instill in their minds from a young age so they have a head start,” she added.

Brown hopes to write more books in the future. In the meantime, you can find her first-published book on Amazon.

 

Contact:

Elena Gomez
elenagomez@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-2739