Praba Soundararajan is a Neuroscientist and a Children's book author of a STEM series. He is also the Founder & CEO at Boon-dah, an EdTech Startup company located in Tampa, Florida. Growing up in India, Praba was a reluctant reader during his childhood and much of his earlier part of adulthood. After moving to North America to pursue an education in Neuroscience, he discovered why reading had been such a chore. He was a visual learner—and much of the material he had been given was not presented in a manner that was conducive to his learning style. With this knowledge, He started reading short stories, science, and engineering books that were pictorial. He then began to write stories for children with the hope of inspiring other young reluctant readers

Praba created Pumpus the Pumpkin and his pals to teach STEM through storytelling using characters relatable to children. His hands-on approach to curriculum makes his series particularly interesting to students of all learning styles, including the reluctant readers like he had been himself. Stay tuned after the show for our takeaways.

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