July 2024 – STEM Friday

July 26, 2024July 25, 2024

Stones and Bones

Stones and Bones: Fossils and the stories they tell
by Rob Wilshaw (Author) and Sophie Williams (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Explore the incredible history of life on our planet told through the fossil record! Over the past four billion years, life on Earth has evolved from microscopic single-celled organisms to today’s incredible array of flora and fauna. In the course of this time, layer upon layer of life was buried in sediment, turning into a fossilized record of the planet’s history.

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July 19, 2024July 18, 2024

Always Beginning

Always Beginning: The Big Bang, the Universe, and You
by Candace Savage (Author) and Rachel Wada (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Explore the science behind the start of our universe and how we came to be a part of it, from the Big Bang and the beginning of life on Earth all the way up until today. Backmatter explaining the science includes a timeline of the origins of the universe through the ages of fish, reptiles, mammals, and humans.

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July 12, 2024July 11, 2024

Animals Near and Far

My new Focus on STEM column, Animals Near and Far, is in the free July Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter from Booklist.

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July 5, 2024July 3, 2024

West Coast Wild Rainforest

West Coast Wild Rainforest
by Deborah Hodge (Author) and Karen Reczuch (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Step into the majestic rainforest of the Pacific west coast and discover a unique community of creatures thriving in an interconnected web of life.

Snippet: The rainforest is cool, rainy and foggy — and one of the wettest non-tropical places on Earth! Moisture-filled air coming off the ocean showers it with more than ten feet (three meters) of rain a year.

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