Category: nonfiction

God’s Little Oceanographer
by Tina Cho (Author) and Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: From the ocean’s surface, all the way to its deepest depths, this picture book teaches little sea lovers new words, facts, and concepts, while also encouraging them to see God’s creativity, playfulness, power, and love in every splash and every wave.

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The author, Tina Cho, is one of my former students.
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Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe
by Amy S. Hansen (Author), Wanda Díaz Merced (Author), Rocio Arreola Mendoza (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Growing up in Puerto Rico, Wanda Díaz Merced wanted to learn everything she could about the stars. But in college she started losing her sight. How could she study what she couldn’t see?

Wanda found a way. She learned to hear the stars using sonification, which converts data into sounds. Listening to those chimes and drumbeats, she made new discoveries about the universe.

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The author, Amy S. Hansen, is one of my former students.
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