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Baby University: Black Holes for Babies by Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow PhD

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Black Holes for Babies by Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow PhD (read via an online reader and due in November 2026) would be great for up to second grade or to help an older student organize their thoughts and understanding on the subject. However, if it is like others I have seen in the Baby University series, the slightly oversized board book format might turn those older readers off. However, I am not positive of the final form and hope the adults (parent, teacher, aunt, […]

Boldly going where no potential underwear had gone before

Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars by Jonathan Roth

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History, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge Who knew that a piece of muslin cloth would have such an adventurous life? Reads as fiction, Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars by Jonathan Roth is a  non-fiction story that is humorous and educational. Great for a classroom and a way to grab kids’ attention. After all, what kid doesn’t think underwear is amusing? When I first read the title I thought it was going to be about underwear. […]

Genius? A$$? Or Both?

Hawking by Jim Ottaviani

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Stephen Hawking was a complicated man. Selfish, self-centered, intelligent, willing to work with others, wanted self-credit, chose romantic partners that seemed distant, and believed his own press as he made up most of it. You never know what will happen next in the pages of this graphic novel by Jim Ottaviani. Aptly named, Hawking¸ Ottaviani starts the story (told from the point of view of Hawking himself) from about age elven to around the eve of his death. Ottaviani makes it so you think you’ve […]

To the Moon!

Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

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Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight was sitting on a cart at work the other day. I thought that the cover of Jonathan Fetter-Vorm’s book looked somewhat interesting. In am always up for a good story and the Moon Landing seemed like a good one. (Plus, I had just seen the end of the Minions movie where they have a quick scene of people filming the moon landing on a stage studio and therefore, that was in the back of my mind making […]

Red Rover Red Rover roll right over Mars

Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho

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Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho, is one of those books that is cool. Yet I still feel lackluster about it. There was something missing. Katherine Roy’s illustrations are a combination of realistic and a hint of whimsy. The text itself, however, has a more artistic then “serious” scientific element, but still has all the information needed. As we explore the planet of Mars, we learn about the planet and the machines that came before Curiosity. This information will grab the space nut but […]



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