MIGUEL HARTFORD
Mr. Gipson’s class is hosting STEM Night at the elementary school. STEM stands forscience, technology, engineering and mathematics. Niya’s parents; Mr. Pierre ,who works withcomputer technology, and Mrs. Jaxon-Pierre, who is a nurse, will be teaching the students andparents about their careers. Her brother Tyler, who is about to graduate from college, will beteaching about civil engineering. Hana will show the students an experiment she’s doing with herdad who is a scientist. Other students will participate and interact with all of the technology theprofessionals brought, and learn how their careers work.STEM Night is a part of the Culture Kids series, which differs from any other children’sbooks series, is a multicultural rhyming series that features children of many different races andethnicities who are in the same class! The children’s ethnicities are from Caucasian andEuropean, African American, Jamaican, Nigerian, Asian, Indian, Vietnamese, and a few childrenare multiracial such as a student who comes from a family of Louisiana Creole heritage andanother who is Black and Chinese.Mr. Gipson is a fun, funny, and phenomenal African American elementary school teacherwho encourages his class to participate in discussions and ensures that everyone feels that theycan express themselves and has a voice that will be heard. Throughout this book, each studentstells what he or she likes, and which STEM career they would like to have.Mr. Gipson begins by introducing himself and telling everyone what the students andprofessionals will be doing. The book takes place in the school auditorium. Everyone is excitedto see all of the technology and meet the guests, who have careers that range from working inhospitals and offices to animals in the wild.STEM Night is an in depth and rhyming book that teaches students about different STEMcareers. It is a fun story with illuminating illustrations that takes the reader into an experience ofSTEM for doctors, nurses, scientists, computer careers, architects, engineers and more. This is agreat journey to take through a book.Children will learn how these careers work, and which major they should choose incollegeReaders can benefit from this book as they are exposed to the different STEM careers,some of which are common and some that they will just be learning about for the firsttime.This book provides an enlightening learning experience for both children and adults! Come andtake the journey of STEM Night with Niya’s Family, Mr. Gipson’s class and others.
