USC Sea Grant joined the effort of creating a STEAM Powered Careers book series highlighting characters that reflect the diversity of our students. The book series was spearheaded by the USC Joint Educational Project in partnership with Room to Read after noticing the lack of students of color represented in books. Creating the book series was a university wide effort including USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USC Rossier, USC Keck School of Medicine. You can read more about the project from ideation to realization in this article.
There are ten books in the series and they are digitally available for free. There is a lesson to accompany each book.
Explore the STEAM Powered Careers resources
Read about the childhood moments that launched USC researcher’s careers as explorers
STEAM-Powered Series: Marine Biology
The Marine Biology book was authored by Education Specialist, Maria Madrigal, and features past USC Wrigley Fellow, Charnelle Wickliff. It follows Cora and Bonnie, her inquisitive butterfly friend, as they explore local marine habitats and learn different ways to study the ocean world.
Read the Marine Biology Book in English
Read the Marine Biology Book in Spanish
If you would like to have a reading of the book accompanied by a hands-on activity for your class, please contact Maria Madrigal at 213-821-8273 or mdmadrig@usc.edu.
