Never Give Up

Enjoyed this book. I read it with kids. Now they have new vocabulary of DNA, mRNA. They understood that Dr Kati was following her dreams when she chose the science camp over a water park vacation. We saw that for work of her life that could save millions, she has moved to far off places. It is amazing that even through marathon, she would work through research. It shows her "Never Give Up" attitude through all the troubles of lack of support for her work as well as sustained curiosity. Great way of letting the people know of the effort that goes into life saving technologies.

What a wonderful and education story about Kati and her work with mRNA and vaccines. The science content of this book is a bit high for elementary students however, having had them live through the pandemic, it is a story that hits home with them. What a wonderful way to celebrate a woman scientist in addition to showing the perseverance it takes to accomplish your dreams. Would recommend to teachers to share with their students.

It was good to see women getting credit for their accomplishments, even years after the fact. I thought it was interesting how her efforts from long ago made such a pivotal impact on life now.

Never Give Up describes the life of scientist Dr. Kati Karikó and her research on mRNA that led to the development of the COVID-19 vaccines.

My biography-loving kindergartner enjoyed this book, but the science content was well ahead of her understanding. For older kids (and even adults) I think this is an informative and inspirational book that is very relevant right now. The author's notes at the end are a nice addition. Even though it's a children's book, the research is cited, which I appreciate. I didn't find the quotations throughout particularly helpful, especially for children, but they were easy to skip so they didn't detract from the reading experience.

Mr. Rogers is known for advising kids to "look for the helpers," and this book helps them do just that. Highly recommend.

Thank you to Lerner Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing an advance reader copy for me to review! My family enjoyed it.

This was a wonderful book. It follows the life and work of Dr. Kati Kariko who's life work and dedication led to the speedy development of a Covid-19 vaccine.

While I wished the illustrations had another layer of polish, they were wtill very engaging and lovely. They gave a lot of life to the story, with a lot of variety.

I enjoyed how thorough the story was, talking about, for example, her favorite snack and thinking about her research while she ran marathons and the hardships she faced. The timeline and glossary at the back were also a thoughtful touch.

It was clear that this story was presented to inspire and to educate, and I felt it did a very good job at that.