The 2017 Solar Eclipse is fast approaching on August 21st! In the first post of the series, I covered resources for learning about solar eclipses. There are book and video resources as well. Today’s post will cover the ins and outs of viewing this eclipse. We’ll also take a small detour through eye anatomy …
If you’re not living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the upcoming solar eclipse. Which I like to call eclipsapocalypse. (If you do live under a rock, I don’t judge.) I’ve gathered together some resources so the children (and inner children) in your life can have enjoy the eclipsapocalyse in style. In this first …
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Yesterday marked one year since the New Horizons space probe made it’s flyby of Pluto. That also means it’s been over a year that I’ve been working on writing a book about the mission. Uhm, wow. It’s been quite a year. The New Horizons mission was historic. It was the first mission to Pluto and the first …
It’s no secret I’m a space lover. If you follow we on Facebook and Twitter you know that half my posts are about space. Lots of kids love space, too. There are oodles of lists of space picture books. There are even whole lists of Pluto picture books. While picture books aren’t just for little …
I hope my list of Pluto books whet your appetite. Or maybe you need something a bit closer to home. Here are a few of our favorite storybooks for little space cadets. There’s No Place Like Space Put on your space suit and jump in the Cat in the Hat’s rocket for a tour …
Do you have a little space cadet at home? Has the new exciting Pluto research inspired you? Not sure why Pluto got booted from the planet pantheon? These 4 picture books are for you! Pluto’s secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery This book gets top marks from my little space cadet. It tells …
