Have you ever wondered: What’s at the bottom of the sea? Why does polar ice melt? Which tools does a forensics team use to solve a crime?
Well, look no further! Everyone’s favorite Scarlet Speedster is here to answer all your burning questions! Barry Allen, with the help of some of his close friends, will take readers on an exciting journey that examines everything from the vast expanse of our galaxy to the smallest living organism known to man.
Curated by award-winning actress and author Mayim Bialik, Ph.D., and featuring stories created by an all-star cast of writers and illustrators, this anthology aligns with Next Generation Science Standards and provides a helpful bridge between the lessons taught inside the classroom and how the things we are learning affect our everyday lives.
With topics chosen in close partnership with educators who specialize in S.T.E.M. studies, each of these stories will align with Next Generation Science Standards and can be adopted by teachers and librarians for use within the classroom
Features a cast of some of DC Comics’ premier talent including Michael Northrop, Dustin Hansen, Cecil Castellucci, and many more!
Curated by award-winning actress and author Mayim Bialik, Ph.D. (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom)
Mayim Hoya Bialik is best known for portraying Bette Midler as a child in Beaches as well as her subsequent lead role as Blossom Russo in the early-1990s NBC television sitcom Blossom. Bialik most recently appeared regularly on the #1 comedy in America, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, playing neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, a role for which she has been a four-time nominee for an Emmy and two-time winner of the Critics’ Choice Award. She will star in an upcoming multi-camera sitcom, Call Me Kat, airing on FOX in fall 2020. Bialik earned a B.S. from UCLA in 2000 in neuroscience and Hebrew & Jewish studies, and a Ph.D. in neuroscience, also from UCLA, in 2007. Her book about attachment parenting, Beyond the Sling, was published in March 2012 (Simon and Schuster). Her vegan cookbook, Mayim’s Vegan Table, was
published by Da Capo Press in spring of 2014. Bialik also has two New York Times bestsellers with Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular (Philomel Books, 2017) and Boying Up: How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant (Philomel Books, 2018).
Author Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Author Hometown: San Diego, CA
Marketing: National Print/Digital Advertising Campaigns with Publishers Weekly, Booklist, School Library Journal, Baker & Taylor, and Ingram
Digital advertising on Shelf Awareness, Goodreads, NetGalley, Booklist, Baker & Taylor, and Ingram
Academic reading guide and discussion guide distribution
Author signings
LibraryCon and local book fair support nationwide
Inclusion of galley in ABA IndieBound and School Library Journal mailings, when physical mailings are available
Galleys available November 2020
Book trailer available
Co-op available
Publicity: National publicity campaign includes:
Extensive review outreach: book trade outreach ahead of on-sale and wide outreach timed to on-sale across print and digital media including mainstream/consumer, book, pop culture, entertainment, comic book, and family press and additional vertical outlets
Talent interview outreach to print, digital and broadcast media across mainstream/consumer, book, pop culture, entertainment, comic book, family press and additonal vertical outreach
Exclusive excerpt reveals and special features outreach
Influencer outreach for MG/YA/book/family blogs, BookTubers, Instagrammers, etc. for reviews, talent Q&As, and special features
Regional/targeted publicity outreach for events and appearances