Hello, friends! Our book today is Dream Big, Little Scientists: A Bedtime Book, written by Michelle Schaub and illustrated by Alice Potter, a fun nighttime nursery rhyme for aspiring intellectuals. It’s bedtime, and a neighborhood of young critical thinkers are ready to turn off their brains for the night. As they cozy into their beds, … Continue reading Dream Big, Little Scientists: A Bedtime Book (Michelle Schaub)
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Counting The Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician (Lesa Cline-Ransome)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Counting The Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by Raúl Colón, a detailed look at the life and work of the noted computer. Born to humble beginnings, Katherine showed an immediate aptitude for numbers and an insatiable curiosity. Encouraged by her … Continue reading Counting The Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician (Lesa Cline-Ransome)
Skulls! (Blair Thornburgh)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh and illustrated by Scott Campbell, a hilariously adorable ode to something we all share. Skulls! We all have them, and we all need them. They do lots of cool things, like give our face its shape. They have holes for things like eating and smelling … Continue reading Skulls! (Blair Thornburgh)
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughn, Computer Scientist (Andi Diehn)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughn, Computer Scientist, written by Andi Diehn and illustrated by Katie Mazeika, a lovely portrait of the mathematician and computer expert. Dorothy grew up in a time when it was unusual for any woman to go to college, much less an African-American woman; yet this never … Continue reading Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughn, Computer Scientist (Andi Diehn)
My First Book Of Relativity (Sheddad Kaid-Sala Ferrón)
Hello, friends! Our book today is My First Book Of Relativity, written by Sheddad Kaid-Sala Ferrón and illustrated by Eduard Altarriba, second in the pair’s picture book science guide series. In the introduction, the reader is acquainted with Albert Einstein, who famously proposed theories on the relation between time and space that would change the … Continue reading My First Book Of Relativity (Sheddad Kaid-Sala Ferrón)
