Saving Curiosity
Reinventing Science Fairs for the AI Era
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Pub Date 15 Sep 2026 | Archive Date 20 Oct 2026
Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
In an age shaped by artificial intelligence, curiosity may be one of the most important abilities children can develop.
In Saving Curiosity: Reinventing Science Fairs for the AI Era, Maharlika Connor presents a timely vision for transforming the traditional science fair into a more engaging, meaningful, and manageable experience for today’s students and families.
Blending personal stories, educational research, and practical guidance, Connor explores how curiosity-driven science fairs can help children strengthen creativity, initiative, adaptability, and real-world problem-solving skills. She also examines how parents, educators, schools, and communities can use technology and ethical AI as supportive tools without allowing them to replace student thinking, experimentation, or discovery.
The book offers strategies for families who may be new to science fairs, frameworks for educators, month-by-month planning guidance, and ideas for building stronger community involvement. Rather than treating the science fair as a stressful assignment or competition, Saving Curiosity encourages readers to see it as an opportunity for children to ask meaningful questions, investigate their interests, and develop confidence in their own ideas.
Written for parents, educators, school leaders, community organizations, and anyone invested in the future of learning, Saving Curiosity offers a hopeful and practical blueprint for preserving children’s natural curiosity in a rapidly changing world.
A Note From the Publisher
The book features a foreword by Michael Quintana, an innovation and emerging technology advisor and former Head of Innovation at Sony. Based in the United Kingdom, Quintana has advised organizations including Roblox, DAZN, and Google and is a regular BBC television and radio commentator on artificial intelligence, innovation, and technology. His support reinforces the book’s connection to creativity, critical thinking, emerging technology, and youth STEM education.
Additional Book Formats with (ISBN-13):
Hardcover: 9798994086506
Digital Online: 9798994086520
Advance Praise
“As a teacher and as a parent, the book provides context and ideas to support education. Curiosity is an extremely powerful trait for kids to have, and books like this will help the education system adapt and encourage this trait in the kids of the future.”
—Rebekah Jorgensen, Reedsy Discovery
★★★★★ “Must Read”
Marketing Plan
The marketing campaign for Saving Curiosity will combine advance-review outreach, digital promotion, educational engagement, and community-based visibility.
The book will be promoted through the author’s website and social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, with content focused on curiosity, science fairs, parenting, education, and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Promotion will include excerpts, advance praise, educational insights, author commentary, and links to retailer and review pages.
Advance copies will be shared with educators, parents, librarians, education professionals, science fair organizers, nonprofit leaders, and reviewers whose interests align with the book’s themes. NetGalley will support outreach to reviewers, librarians, booksellers, educators, and media professionals.
The campaign will highlight the book’s five-star “Must Read” review from Reedsy Discovery and other advance endorsements as they become available.
The author will also promote the book through Nueces Innovation Labs, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting K–5 science fair participation, and through outreach connected to the Uvalde County Science Fair. Relevant presentations, community partnerships, educational events, podcast opportunities, library outreach, and local media coverage will be pursued.
Marketing will continue through and after the September 15, 2026 publication date, with ongoing outreach to parenting, education, STEM, nonprofit, and community audiences.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798994086513 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 171 |