{"id":752,"date":"2020-04-10T06:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T13:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=752"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:12:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T21:12:35","slug":"play-like-an-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/play-like-an-animal\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Like an Animal!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Play Like an Animal!: Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase<\/a>
\nby Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Mia Powell (Illustrator) <\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Celebrate all the different ways animals play, from rhinos taking mud baths and parrots somersaulting through the air to kangaroos boxing and dolphins diving through the surf. Back matter gives more information about the featured animals in the book and how playing benefits animals — and you!<\/em><\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2020 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

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Know any parents teaching school at home due to the pandemic?<\/em>
\nShare these Makerspace (DIY) projects<\/a> for kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Play Like an Animal!: Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase by Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Mia Powell (Illustrator) Booktalk: Celebrate all the different ways animals play, from rhinos taking mud baths and parrots somersaulting through the air to kangaroos boxing and dolphins diving through the surf. Back matter gives more information about the featured … <\/p>\n

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