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Kid Lit Review of “Spectacular Spots” by Susan Stockdale
The colorful acrylics reflecting the author/illustrator’s background in design form the basis of the appeal of this book intended for a very young audience (aged 2-6). Instead of restricting herself to the usual panoply of farm animals, Stockdale introduces children … Continue reading
Kid Lit Review of “Dinosaur Discoveries: New Edition” by Gail Gibbons
In any library or bookstore, you are apt to find that many kids gravitate to the section on dinosaurs. Thus this book should be considered essential for libraries. The 2018 edition is an update of the original published in 2005. … Continue reading
Kid Lit Review of “The Apollo Missions for Kids” by Jerome Pohlen
This book is part of the excellent series by Chicago Review Press featuring educational content plus twenty-one related activities. The author, an engineer and former elementary school science teacher, educates kids about the groundbreaking NASA project that led to mankind’s … Continue reading
Review of “Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs” by Lisa Randall
This book, subtitled “The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe” sets out to explicate “our current knowledge about the Universe, the Milky Way, the Solar System, as well as what makes for a habitable zone and life on Earth.” The author, … Continue reading
February 15, 1564 – Beginning of Galileo and End of A Cramped Perspective
On this day in history, Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. In a number of carefully reasoned treatises, Galileo provided evidence that the earth was not in fact the center of the universe. He knocked epistemology, theology, history, as … Continue reading
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