Author

Shini Somara

Mechanical engineer Dr Shini Somara loves to introduce scientific concepts to broader audiences. She has fronted science programming on the BBC, Al Jazeera America, Sky, Discovery and The Science Channel.

Shini is an advocate for STEM education, encouraging women and girls in particular to empower themselves by studying these subjects.

Books by Shini Somara

A Mathematician Like Me

A Coder Like Me

A Scientist Like Me

An Engineer Like Me

Related Resources

An Engineer Like Me Series – Poster

Topic: Careers, Maths, Non-Fiction, Science

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: An Engineer Like Me

Book Creator: Nadja Sarell

Discover how planes stay up in the air, why ice creams melt and how robots have gone to Mars in these brilliant picture books designed to unlock a love of science – written by scientist and TV presenter Dr Shini Somara.

Packed with female role models and accurate non-fiction content, these colourful books are perfect for inspiring the future engineers, coders and scientists in your class and will be great additions to your KS1 STEM lessons.

Themes: STEM | Science | Technology | Non fiction | Biography

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An Engineer Like Me Series – Activity Sheets