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Archive for the 'Science' Category
Mon, January 9th, 2012
In the Bag! by Monica Kulling
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: Paper or plastic? We are all familiar with that question, but I wasn’t familiar with the female inventor who gave us the machine to make a paper grocery bag. In The Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up (Tundra 2011) is a delightful picture book biography of a little known inspiring woman. The book opens [...]
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| Posted in Biographies, Dare to dream, Girl Power, Gr. 3-5, Nonfiction, Science, Series Stars, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 8
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Fri, December 16th, 2011
Picture Books for Science-Loving Kids
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Our focus group loves science and I think they share that love with lots of kids. We’re always looking for great new science-related books for the younger set and this week we have something a little unusual – picture books that are fiction yet also present scientific topics. These two are ideal for common [...]
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| Posted in Birds, Curriculum Connections, Fiction, Gr. 2-4, Picture Books, Science, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 8, Uncategorized
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Mon, October 31st, 2011
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Talk about a dream team! Caldecott winning illustrator Beth Krommes teams up again with Joyce Sidman, winner of three Newbery Honor medals in the exquisite Swirl By Swirl: Spirals in Nature (Houghton 2011). The result is just what you would expect – another brilliantly crafted book. This time the subject is the ” spiral: [...]
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| Posted in Animals, Art teachers take notice, Concept books, Mathematics, Nature, Nonfiction, PreS-Gr. 2, Science
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Mon, July 11th, 2011
Strange Creatures by Lita Judge
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: My family are zoo and museum-addicts. I freely admit it and will further admit that we have sometimes eschewed a famous site or two for the pleasure of going to yet another zoo or crazy museum. So I was instantly drawn to Strange Creatures: The Story of Walter Rothschild and His Museum (Disney/Hyperion 2011). [...]
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| Posted in Animals, Biographies, Curriculum Connections, Dare to dream, Gr. 2-4, Nature, Nonfiction, PreS-Gr. 2, Science, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 7
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Wed, June 8th, 2011
Squish: Super Amoeba by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Creators of the fabulous Babymouse series, Jennifer and Matt Holm, debut a new graphic novel series that will have readers everywhere clapping their pseudopods in glee. Squish: Super Amoeba (Random 2011) puts the microscopic world under the lens. Who would have thought it? Single cell critters go to school, eat tacos, get detention and [...]
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| Posted in Fiction, Gr. 2-4, Gr. 4-7, Graphic Novels, Science, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 7
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Mon, May 23rd, 2011
Bug Butts by Dawn Cusick
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Cindy discovered Bug Butts (EarlyLight 2011), took one look and handed it off to me and the Focus Group straight away. Let’s see, bugs with shooting butts, spinning butts, exploding butts, bubble butts – hmmm, need I say more about small boy appeal? The EWWW Meter is pegged on this book and while the [...]
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| Posted in Curriculum Connections, Gr. 2-4, Nature, Nonfiction, Science, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 7
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Mon, May 16th, 2011
Elephant Talk by Ann Downer
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Quick quiz! What are hovering and whiffling, rumbling, ear flaps and trunk curls? All these are among the many ways elephants communicate. In Elephant Talk: The Surprising Science of Elephant Communication (Twenty-First Century 2011) Downer presents not only the story of the complex story of elephant communication but also the scientific processes behind these [...]
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| Posted in Animals, Gr. 5-8, Nonfiction, Science
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Mon, March 28th, 2011
Energy Island by Allan Drummond
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Energy is a topic on everyone’s minds these days and finding a way to talk about this complex issue with children is more important than ever. So I am especially happy to write about Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World (Farrar/Frances Foster 2011) which is the first of [...]
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| Posted in Curriculum Connections, Gr. 2-4, Nonfiction, PreS-Gr. 2, Science, Technology, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 7
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Mon, March 7th, 2011
13 Planets by David A. Aguiler
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Most of us grew up blissfully secure in our tidy 9-planet solar system. Then, voila, Pluto was no longer a planet and suddenly the entire 523.2 section was obsolete. Fortunately, David Aguilar, Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is stepping up with 13 Planets: The Latest View of the [...]
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| Posted in Gr. 2-4, Gr. 4-7, Nonfiction, Science, Twins' Thumbs Up - Age 7
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Mon, February 21st, 2011
How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: If “ewww gross” is your idea of high praise then How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous (Walker, March 2011) is the book for you! The opening pages issue this warning: Warning: If You Don’t Have the Guts for Gore, Do Not Read This Book I’d advise the squeamish among us [...]
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| Posted in Biographies, Diseases, Gr. 5-8, Medicine, Science
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