Science non fictions books and fun experiments for kids to do at home.
Chameleons are fascinating. One old theory is that chameleons changed color to match their surroundings. That turns out not to be true according to the latest research! Their color change is actually a form of communication! Their mastery of camouflage is behavioral using movement! They also have a fascinating tongue that projects up to two body…
Space… the final frontier. I’ll admit that StarTrek got me really into space travel and thinking about what lies beyond our own solar system. These days when we think of earlier times when the predominant belief was that the earth was flat, we think this is such a naive perspective. We also thought the sun…
Please welcome my guest author today, Jody Jensen Shaffer, whose earth sciences book, A Chip Off The Old Block inspired this STEM book list. A Chip Off The Old Block by Jody Jensen Shaffer, illustrated by Daniel Miyares A pebble is on a quest to find out if he resembles any of his famous relatives. There’s Uncle Gibraltar,…
Josh Funk has had a slew of book launches lately! I missed his Albie Newton at Blue Bunny Books so I was determined to make How To Code a Sandcastle since it was right in my town at Newtonville Books. His event was well attended and I saw Jacqueline Davies again this week (last week…
Please welcome my guest author today, Maria Gianfererrai with a STEM list for bird-watching and/or bird-loving kids! We are also giving away a copy of her newest nonfiction picture book, Hawk Rising, illustrated by Caldecott winner Brian Floca! To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Hawk Rising by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by…