Stars are like nuclear reactors. They take a fuel and convert it to something else. Hydrogen is formed into helium, and helium is built into carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, iron and sulfur—everything we’re made of. … So most of the material that we’re made of comes out of dying stars, or stars that died in…
This was my first time to a college fair. I had attended National Portfolio Day with my oldest which really requires a strategy (as well as pre-registration). Compared to National Portfolio Day, the National College Fair in Boston was tame. Held at the Seaport World Trade Center, the Boston National College had over two hundred…
Please welcome author Jackie Azúa Kramer today with her picture book list for the nostalgic (like myself) who want to keep our kids little forever! She has a new book out, That’s for Babies, and we are giving away a copy when it releases June 25th! To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the…
Racism in the United States has existed since the colonial era, when white Americans were given legally or socially sanctioned privileges and rights while these same rights were denied to other races and minorities. from Wikipedia Today, with the help of Bethany Edwards, founder of Biracial Bookworms, and her daughter Havana, we are tackling…
As summer slowly approaches, we know what also tags along – mosquitos. Those annoying little bugs that hover around you and your children do more than just bug you, they can make you seriously sick. Mosquitos can carry parasites and viruses that that transfers to humans upon biting them. These viruses can, like West Nile…
