Author: Anastasia Suen

From her studio in Northern California, developmental editor Anastasia Suen reads, writes, and edits books for creators of all ages.
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The Case of the Missing Cookies

The Case of the Missing Cookies (Mini Math Mysteries)
by Thomas K. and Heather Adamson (Authors) with Charlie Alder (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Who took the cookies? Be a math detective along with the kids at Lincoln Elementary in this pick-your-own-path mystery. Use your addition, subtraction, and skip counting skills to solve the case.

Snippet: Hurray! Mr. Jeb’s class won this month’s reading prize. The class gets two boxes of cookies from Mrs. Bonn’s bakery. Each box has 12 cookies.

Gina knows there are 19 kids in her class. She wonders, are there enough cookies for the whole class?

If there were enough cookies, turn to page 6.

If there are not enough cookies, turn to page 8.

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

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Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum

Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum (Storytelling Math)
by Natasha Yim (Author) and Violet Kim (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: On Luna’s birthday, the whole family goes out for dim sum–but Luna and her brothers can’t agree on how to share their pork buns fairly. How can three people divide up five buns? Should some siblings get more than others? Or should they cut the buns into smaller and smaller pieces so everyone gets the same amount?

Luna and the author both have Year of the Tiger birthdays – and the next Year of the Tiger begins on February 1, 2022!

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The Physics of Fun

The Physics of Fun
by Carla Mooney (Author) and Alexis Cornell (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: What do skateboarding, snowboarding, trampolining, singing in a band, and playing video games all have in common, besides being fun? They are all made possible with physics! Learn physics on the fly with this activity-based book for ages 12 to 15 that explores the connections between science, sports, and entertainment.

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The author, Carla Mooney, is one of my former students.
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Chemical Reactions!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids

Chemical Reactions!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids
by Dr. Susan Berk Koch (Author) and Micah Rauch (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: With hands-on science activities and text-to-world connections, readers ages 7 to 10 discover the wonderful world of chemical reactions.

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The Book of Math

The Book of Math
by Anna Weltman (Author) and Paul Boston (Illustrator)

Booktalk: For this palindrome date of 12.3.21, a book of fascinating math facts, such as math in space, sports calculations, symmetry in nature, weird math facts, math in art, and mind-boggling number conundrums.

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Thankful

Thankful
by Elaine Vickers (Author) and Samantha Cotterill (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When the first snow falls, a little girl writes down the things she’s thankful for on strips of paper and links them together. As one idea leads to another, her chain grows longer. Mindfulness meets the seasons of the year at school and at home.

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Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep

Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep
by Rebecca E. Hirsch (Author) and Sonia Possentini (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: As the sun sets, night creatures awaken. In their rural backyard, a parent and child camp out, watching as fireflies flicker, bats flap, and rabbits race.

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A cool night breeze
blows softly
on your face
as night creatures wake
in quiet dens
and dusky nooks.

See the book trailer.

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The Chemistry of Food

The Chemistry of Food
by Carla Mooney (Author) and Traci Van Wagoner (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Middle school readers can learn the science behind the food they love to eat as they explore the chemistry within the meal, how nutrition works, what creates flavor, and why texture is important with hands-on science investigations (and recipes!), links to online resources and media, career connections, and text-to-world questions. What makes ice cream melt? Why does pasta go limp when you cook it in boiling water? Why does tomato sauce taste different from fresh tomatoes? Discover the answers yourself!

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

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