• Lists

    12 STEM Titles for PreK Kids

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    The STEM concept has been all the rage for quite a few years now. In fact, five years ago, I created a massive 60 book reading list full of STEM titles for PreK Kids that you should definitely check out. But, new books are being released every week and I…

  • Lists

    16 Fascinating Middle Grade: STEM

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

  • Activities

    AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Engineering /Building

    Program Name: Block Party What: This is a fairly simple program to put together as long as you have the supplies available – we’ve offered it as a passive program open for a few hours in the afternoon and I think that works really well with parents. We provide all sorts…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Franky

    Summary:  “Sam loves robots. He is certain they live in outer space among the stars. His family laughs at him, and no one seems to understand. No one except for Franky, that is…” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Sam knows that robots live in outer space, but his family won’t believe him, so he…

  • Lists

    60 STEM Titles for 3-6 Year Olds

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    We often are asked by parents for “science books for preschoolers” and after a reference interview, we find that they are looking to teach their kids a variety of science concepts at a young age and finding books that are academic enough to satisfy the parents can be difficult. I…

  • Lists

    18 STEM Picture Book Biographies

    Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by April Chu The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos  by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by  LeUyen Pham The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by  Daniel Rieley Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Katy Wu Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot by Matthew Clark Smith, illustrated by Matt Tavares Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Éric Puybaret Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing by Dean Robbins, illustrated by Lucy Knisley Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker…

  • Reviews

    Rosie Revere, Engineer

    Another amazing option for this year’s summer reading program – Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts.  Rosie like to creates quiet and shy in class, but at night loves to create “gadgets and gizmos.”  But when Rosie’s Uncle Zookeeper Fred laughs at one of her inventions, Rosie…