Author: Anastasia Suen

Area 51 (Odysseys in Mysteries)
by Ken Karst (Author)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: An in-depth study of Area 51, examining legends, popular reports, and scientific evidence that supports or refutes the mysterious phenomena reputed to occur there.

Snippet: When Bob Lazar told a television reporter in 1989 that he’d been researching captured flying saucers at a United States military base in the Nevada desert, trying to figure out what made them fly so fast, “Area 51” suddenly became the key code name for government conspiracies.

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Do You Know Where the Animals Live?: Discovering the Incredible Creatures All Around Us
by Peter Wohlleben (Author) and Shelley Tanaka (Translator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: Get ready to become an animal expert with this book for kids ages 8-12 about animals at home and around the world.

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Be a Tree!
by Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Felicita Sala (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun.

And, like humans, trees are social. They “talk” to spread information; they share food and resources. They shelter and take care of one another. They are stronger together.

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

101 Life Hacks: Genius Ways to Simplify Your World
by Aubre Andrus (Author)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: Upcycle, recycle, and/or repurpose your stuff and engineer your way out of all kinds of sticky situations–all while learning about science and sustainability as you do it!

Snippet: #46
Afraid you have bad breath? Lick the inside of your wrist, wait a moment, and smell it to check.

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

The Book of Tiny Creatures
by Nathalie Tordjman (Author), Emmanuelle Tchoukriel (Illustrator) and Julien Norwood (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: In the air, on the ground, and in the water, incredible tiny creatures are all around us! Learn about spiders, butterflies, worms, snails, and even the world’s heaviest insect, the Little Barrier Island giant weta with interactive quizzes, seek-and-find scenes, and hands-on activities, like how to make a snail terrarium.

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Home, Whales
by Christina Booth (Author / Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: In a quiet harbor, a young child hears the call of a right whale, the rarest kind of whale. He is the only person in his town to hear the whale’s moving song, and he waits by the bay to hear more of her story and shares in her joy and sorrow. At first her story makes the young boy sad, but he is soon filled with hope as she introduces her new calf to the world.

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Outdoor School: Rock, Fossil, and Shell Hunting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide
by Jennifer Swanson (Author) and John D. Dawson (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: No experience is required–only curiosity and courage. This interactive field guide to rocks, fossils, & shells, includes:
-Digging, chiseling, hammering, and wading for rocks and minerals
-Identifying rocks & minerals by location, texture, color, shape and size
-Determining between rocks, geodes, and space rocks
-Finding fossils and setting up a dig site
-Searching and snorkeling for shells
-Storing and displaying your collection
And so much more! Did you notice the metal corners on the book cover?

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Palm Trees at the North Pole: The Hot Truth About Climate Change
by Marc ter Horst (Author), Wendy Panders (Illustrator), and Laura Watkinson (Translator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: With facts about farting cows and cracking icebergs, tall windmills and fast electric cars, burly polar bears and cute little pikas, this guide for readers ages 8-12 covers the history of our climate–starting with exploding volcanoes and extinct mammoths–and explains humans’ role in climate change. It also shares information about environmental movements throughout history.

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

How to Build an Insect
by Roberta Gibson (Author) and Anne Lambelet (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: Let’s build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. Try it yourself with the activity in the back of the book!

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.

Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry
by Karen Ansberry (Author) and Jennifer DiRubbio (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader–“what other problems can be solved?”

Snippet:

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

Copyright © 2021 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.