Children are naturally curious.
Others are curious in a more thoroughgoing way. Were such a child to look through a telescope and see thousands of stars beyond the night sky, he or she would want to find out more. Or perhaps such a youngster learns in school that scientists are debating whether birds descended from dinosaurs. With complete fascination, he or she decides to become a scientist and find the answer. For this type of child, science is a glowing horizon beyond the ordinary world.