Month: October 2023

Super Space Weekend: Adventures in Astronomy (Science Adventure Club)
by Gaëlle Alméras (Author) and David Warriner (Translator)
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Booktalk: It’s a beautiful evening when Squeak, Orni, and Castor head out for a weekend of camping. But Squeak has a surprise: he’s hosting them all in his observatory, high at the top of a tree. Readers of this graphic novel for kids 7+ will join the three friends as they explore the night sky, our solar system, and how our universe was created.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up
by Ruth Spiro (Author) and Teresa Martinez (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: An in-the-know narrator instructs perceptive kid readers in the fine art of explaining coding to a grown-up. Both children and their adults learn the basics of coding, including hardware, software, algorithms, and debugging.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

The author, Ruth Spiro, is one of my former students.
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Nature’s Yucky in the Sea: Gross Stuff that Helps Ocean Animals Survive
by Lee Ann Landstrom (Author), Karen I. Shragg (Author), and Rachel Rogge (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Discover creepy behaviors and disgusting facts about sixteen creatures of the ocean, including lightning whelks, sharknose gobies, and donkey dung sea cucumbers.

Snippet: Did you know…
that Donkey Dung Sea Cucumbers,
those knobby, squishy, sea star cousins,
squirt their guts out of their butt
when afraid?

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

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Night Owl Night
by Susan Edwards Richmond (Author) and Maribel Lechuga (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Sova’s mother is a scientist who studies birds and their migratory patterns. Each night she goes into the woods to conduct research, and finally Sova is old enough to join her. Securing headlamps, Sova and her mother head into the woods to capture, measure, and release saw-whet owls. Through the quiet night, Sova learns about the patience, persistence, and excitement that comes with conservation efforts and scientific research.

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It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Copyright © 2023 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.