Science non fictions books and fun experiments for kids to do at home.
Zoe Lee and Annie Chen, Co-Founders of Beam at New Inc Demo 2026: Creative Science Track Talks. Related posts: Eating the Whole Fish: My Daughter’s Kickstarter Book! My Eldest won a MacDowell Fellowship! My Daughter’s Team Wins the Rhode Island BlueGreen Innovation Challenge! Team SCUPP is a Finalist for Wege Prize What Is Industrial…
The Koko Crater Botanical Garden was near where we were staying in Hawaii Kai. It’s an interesting microclimate that is desert-like, despite being located in Hawaii. The cactus garden is the star of the garden, donated by Charles M. Wills. This is a gentle 2-mile loop, and the hike is pretty flat. It took us…
This song is based on the powerful book – Barbed Wire Between Us – that follows two little girls held in the same detention camp (Fort Sill, Oklahoma) decades apart. Sadly, their story of family separation and illegal detention echoes recent news about places such as the ICE detention facility at Dilley and others, causing…
Please welcome my guest author, Maria Gianferrari, with a book list about puffins! She has a new nonfiction picture book out that explores the life cycle of puffins. Puffins! by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Maris Wicks On the edge of the sea, There is a nesting island as loud as a city, Where two puffins…
I am thrilled to announce that The Traveling Taco has received the California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award! The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberie Clinthrone-Wong, and published by Red Comet Press A mouthwatering exploration of the history of kids’ favorite…
Thank you to my guest author today, Lori Apfel Cardeli, AIA, NCARB, with her list of 10 children’s books on Architecture, Identity, and Storytelling: Children’s Books That Build More Than Buildings! We are giving away five (5) signed copies of The Glass Pyramid. To enter, please leave a comment. — Architecture is often taught through famous…
My college roommate, Rosie Rios, was in town and I learned that she is charge of the celebration for America 250. She gave a speech in Lexington for the Battle of Lexington and Concord reenactment during Patriot’s Day. This year, it was held on the Saturday instead of the Monday so I was able to…