Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Books
Jumping Spiders: An Augmented Reality Experience
by Sandra Markle (Author)
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Booktalk: A jumping spider soars and sinks its fangs into prey. The spider injects venom, paralyzing its target. Learn about the jumping spider life cycle with augmented reality experiences and lots of creepy details.
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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
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Hack Your Kitchen: Discover a World of Food Fun with Science Buddies
by Niki Ahrens (Author, Photographer)
Booktalk: Young scientists will learn all about many different scientific principles and properties using everyday tools and ingredients from their own kitchens! Make a lemon volcano, flour craters, edible paper, and more with these hands-on science projects.
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Stay Healthy with Sesame Street ®: Understanding Coronavirus
by Mary Lindeen (Author)
Booktalk: Familiar characters from Sesame Street answer questions about coronavirus, COVID-19, and quarantine for young children.
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My new Focus on STEM column: Women’s History Month is in the March Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter.
Snippet: Fill your bookshelves with these new STEM biographies for Women’s History Month and discover the contributions that women in STEM fields have made in the past — and are still making today. Then invite your tweens and teens to play the free online game Foldit and help scientists design a brand-new protein that will attach to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
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At Growing with Science blog today we are featuring the new middle grade title Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean by Patricia Newman and photographs by Annie Crawley.
Planet Ocean gives a global perspective to our ocean. Patricia Newman explains that rather than five oceans, there is actually only one ocean and it covers 70 percent of our planet. It produces the water we need to drink and the oxygen we need to breathe. We all depend on it.
After introducing the importance of the ocean, the book then delves deeply into three specific and very different regions — the Coral Triangle, the Salish Sea, and the Arctic — before ending with the stories of young people who have profound connections with the ocean and who are advocates for saving it.
Annie Crawley is an underwater photographer and dive instructor, and her photographs in this book is breathtaking. If nothing else, the side-by-side spread of vibrant, living coral versus a bleached coral reef will make you pause. If you are interested in photography, Annie has a page of pro tips for visual storytelling in the back matter. Plus, throughout the book you will find scan codes that will allow you to use a QR reader on your phone or tablet to view additional visual content by Annie. Talk about making a book come to life!
Planet Ocean is a wonderful choice for celebrating Earth Day on April 22 and World Ocean Day June 8. It will appeal to budding oceanographers, marine biologists, conservationists, and up-and-coming underwater photographers. Get involved and pick up a copy today!
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