February is Black History Month, a time when we purpose to read and learn about the Black experience and about gifted Black individuals in our world. As I read to gather titles for this post, I was struck by how …
Tag: space exploration
rocket into space…out-of-this-world books!
A few weeks back we dove to the depths of the ocean. Today, we’re strapping ourselves in for some outer-space travel! Get ready for some maximum g-force awesomeness for your curious kids! Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon, written by …
nonfiction nuggets…and you thought Timex took a licking and kept on ticking
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity, by Elizabeth Rusch In the year 2000, astronomer Steve Squyres received a life-changing phone call. The folks at NASA wanted him to build a couple of robots. These robots …
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nonfiction nuggets…we choose to go to the moon!
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, written and illustrated by Brian Floca I was 8 years old when Neil Armstrong landed the Eagle on the moon and awkwardly climbed down the ladder to step on that cold, grayish, surface. It …
nonfiction nuggets…about the first men on the moon!
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon, by Catherine Thimmesh This week marked the 41st anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the moon: July 20, 1969. I remember it clearly, sprawled out …
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