Category: young adult

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Nov 1 – Dec 6 Show, Don’t Tell #kidlit Revision Workshop

Revise your children’s book as you explore how published #kidlit authors actually “show and tell” their board book – YA stories in this one-month workshop with a 60-minute ONE-to-ONE developmental critique in Google Meet.

To enroll, sign up now for a workshop critique meeting between November 1 and December 6. *was $229 USD – now $199 USD for a limited time* See the syllabus and more on the Show, Don’t Tell #kidlit Revision Workshop page.

Goal: Revise your book before the end of the year, so you let it rest and then come back it with fresh eyes in the New Year.

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Engineering: How the Six Simple Machines Support the World

Engineering: How the Six Simple Machines Support the World
by Carla Mooney (Author) and Lex Cornell (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop

Booktalk: Teen engineers learn how mechanical, structural, civil, and other types of engineering are based on the six simple machines that humans have been using for thousands of years. The screw, pulley, wedge, wheel and axle, inclined plane, and lever are used to build roads, skyscrapers, bridges, engines, and even other tools. They are the building blocks on which more complicated machines are based.

Dive deep into the history of simple machines, from ancient times to present day, and learn the physics behind how they increase efficiency and productivity through mechanical advantage. Hands-on STEM activities encourage use of the engineering design process as teens brainstorm and build practical prototypes and explore how we might employ simple machines in the future.

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The author, Carla Mooney, is one of my former students.
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