Alexandra Siy
Alexandra Siy is a science writer for kids, merging STEM and art to make STEAM! Many of her titles use primary source scientific imagery to reveal both outer space and the microscopic, inviting young readers to enter worlds that can only be visited using science and technology. Worlds where spiders are superheroes, insects are much more than bugly, a simple sneeze is a micro-second adventure through the body, and the interstellar age is now. Alexandra is also a photographer and the creator of instastem.com, a STEM inspired photography workshop that gets kids reading writing, and creating their own science-as-art photographs. As a visiting author, she travels to schools and libraries nationwide, sharing her passion for science, books, and photography. She's also worked as a teacher in diverse communities, including Alaska and Colorado. Alexandra lives in New York State on her 73-acre sustainable family forest with her teenage son and their cat. Please visit her at www.alexandrasiy.com
Works
Voyager's Greatest Hits: The Epic Trek to Interstellar Space
In 1977, a new movie called Star Wars was all the rage. “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Dancing Queen” were rocking the airwaves. And two unmanned probes named Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched into space. The twin spacecraft were on a four- year mission to explore Jupiter and Saturn. They took the first close-up images of those gas giants, sending home astonishing “postcards” of rings, moons, auroras, and volcanoes. But they didn’t stop there. The tenacious twins went farther. One made it to Uranus and Neptune; the other was the first to reach the edge of the solar system. Each Voyager carries a copy of the Golden Record—greetings from planet Earth to the universe. Today the twins are still exploring, and the Voyager Interstellar Mission is taking us to the stars. Science writer Alexandra Siy celebrates this extraordinary achievement—and reveals how the Voyagers have revolutionized our relationship with the cosmos.
Spidermania: Friends on the Web
Bug Shots: The Good the Bad and the Bugly
Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet
SNEEZE!
One Tractor: A Counting Book
Mosquito Bite
Footprints on the Moon
Awards and Recognition
- American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
- AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist
- NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books Selector's Choice
- Orbis Pictus Honor
- Texas Bluebonnet Award Book
- Eureka! Gold Medal California Reading Association
- Parent's Choice Silver Honor
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year
- New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Website
Location
Clarksville, NY
Author Contact
Category
Children, Teens, Fiction & Literature, General Non-Fiction
agent Contact
Susan Schulman Literary Agency