[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6935-EN":3},{"published":4,"ex_news":5,"tile_alt":6,"ex_artist":5,"pk":7,"posted":8,"pinned":5,"summary":9,"title":10,"body":11,"permalink":12,"tile_image":13,"images":14,"news_id":34,"tags":35},"2026-04-24T12:00:00",false,"DK Science Stories Series - Project Penicillin by Isabel Thomas","news","2026-04-24T12:00:00#6935","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FWestonWei\">Weston Wei\u003C\u002Fa> creates illustrations for the DK Science Stories Series - Project Penicillin by Isabel Thomas.","Miracle Mold","\u003Cp>Weston's commission was to create illustrations for \u003Cem>Project Penicillin\u003C\u002Fem>, a STEM narrative that follows the discovery and development of penicillin during the 1940s.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The book traces the journey from Alexander Fleming’s initial observation of a 'miracle mold' to the urgent, wartime effort to turn it into a life-saving antibiotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>His illustrations carry the pace of this race against time, moving through laboratories, research teams, and moments of scientific problem-solving with a clear, story-led rhythm. They help guide readers; an audience of 9-12 years,  through both the historical setting and the unfolding process of discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Check out the book \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com\u002Fbooks\u002F804908\u002Fproject-penicillin-by-isabel-thomas\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u002Fnews\u002F6935\u002Fmiracle_mold","blog_6935_639126386314609520.jpg",[15,16,19,22,25,28,31],{"alt":6,"filename":13},{"alt":17,"filename":18},"STEM illustration for Project Penicillin","blog_6935_639126295692194423.jpg",{"alt":20,"filename":21},"Educational artwork on penicillin discovery for children","blog_6935_639126295934488589.jpg",{"alt":23,"filename":24},"Wartime laboratory scenes penicillin research illustration","blog_6935_639126296168152746.jpg",{"alt":26,"filename":27},"Editorial artwork for Isabel Thomas science narrative","blog_6935_639126296432347666.jpg",{"alt":29,"filename":30},"Narrative illustration of medical discovery process","blog_6935_639126296652391562.jpg",{"alt":32,"filename":33},"Weston's commission was to create illustrations for Project Penicillin","blog_6935_639126296991427284.jpg",6935,"#childrens books#history#science#inspiration#historic#non-fiction#weston wei#kidsbooks#"]