Hello, friends! Our book today is Science School: 30 Awesome STEM Experiments to Try At Home by Laura Minter and Tia Williams, a collection of science-themed activities for kids to attempt with everyday objects. How do magnets work? Or a kaleidoscope? Why is the moon full sometimes, but only half-full on others? What makes an … Continue reading Science School: 30 Awesome STEM Experiments to Try At Home (Laura Minter & Tia Williams)
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Little Zoologist & Little Archaeologist (Smithsonian Institute)
Hello, friends! Our books today are Little Zoologist and Little Archaeologist, the first two titles in the Smithsonian Institute’s new Science Tots series, illustrated by Dan Taylor. In these simple, colorful board books, the very youngest bookworms can develop early reading skills as they learn about the tools commonly used by each vocation. From the … Continue reading Little Zoologist & Little Archaeologist (Smithsonian Institute)
My First Book of the Cosmos (Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón & Eduard Altarriba)
Hello, friends! Our book today is My First Book of the Cosmos by Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón and Eduard Altarriba, third in their series of kid-friendly guides to advanced scientific concepts. As with the previous titles (Quantum Physics and Relativity), this colorful guidebook invites readers along to explore sophisticated elements of astrophysics and cosmology, including gravity, … Continue reading My First Book of the Cosmos (Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón & Eduard Altarriba)
Nerdycorn (Andrew Root)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Nerdycorn, written by Andrew Root and illustrated by Erin Kraan, a sweet and science-y tale of forgiveness. We open on a magical land of unicorns, where there are lovely rainbows to leap spectacularly over and waterfalls to splash majestically through. And most of the local unicorn population are content … Continue reading Nerdycorn (Andrew Root)
Ocean!: Waves For All (Stacy McAnulty)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Ocean!: Waves For All, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by David Litchfield, fourth in the author’s series of nature-based storybooks. Personified by a set of eyes, nose, and mouth, the open ocean cheerfully greets readers before guiding them through a casual and congenial crash course in the wonders … Continue reading Ocean!: Waves For All (Stacy McAnulty)
