AUSSIE STEM STARS: EDDIE WOO

by Rebecca Lim

Aussie STEM Stars is an inspiring children’s series that celebrates Australia’s experts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

The fifth book is about Eddie Woo, the teacher extraordinaire whose ‘WooTube’ channel has been helping students to find the magic in maths since 2012.

170 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2021

About the author

Rebecca Lim is an Australian writer, illustrator and editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a Kirkus, Amazon and Booklist Best Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award-winner), Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky (NSW History Award-winner and Book Links Children’s Historical Fiction Award-winner) and the bestselling Mercy. Her work has been twice shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, ARA Historical Novel Prize and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, shortlisted multiple times for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Aurealis Awards and Davitt Awards, and longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish, Vietnamese and Russian. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative and co-editor of Meet Me at the Intersection, a groundbreaking anthology of YA #OwnVoice memoir, poetry and fiction.

Reviews

[Dianne Wolfer]

What a beautiful tribute to the hidden joy of mathematics and the importance of caring teachers.
After experiencing relentless racism in primary school from both peers and teachers, Eddie Woo's life was changed by caring teachers at high school. I loved this story of how teachers inspired Eddie to become an internationally celebrated maths hero and STEM Star.

[Serene Conneeley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maths whiz and YouTube sensation Eddie Woo’s book – Eddie Woo: Superstar Maths Teacher by Rebecca Lim – is incredibly inspiring! From being bullied every day of primary school – and not even liking maths! – Eddie worked incredibly hard through high school, university, then in his own classroom as a maths teacher, developing his special skill of explaining complex things in simple terms, and turning maths into an enjoyable subject that finally makes sense to millions of kids around the world. Voted one of the top 10 teachers in the world, thanks to the maths classes he uploads to YouTube – something that happened by accident, but led to 1.3 million eager subscribers – he’s also written three maths books and hosted a tv show. But beyond the stats and achievements, there’s a beautifully moving story of love and loss, of family and friendship, of overcoming devastating racist bullying, and painful shyness, and of the events that shaped his life and changed his career path to something he never imagined, but is clearly born to do. It’s a story that shows you can transform your life at any time, and you don’t need to have it all figured out when you’re young, a powerful message for young people in this stress-filled age.

[Sally Tsang · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful and inspirational read.