STEAM Stories Book Reviews: Happy Earth Day!

Some books to encourage appreciation of our home planet Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase Title:  Here, The Dot We Call Home  Author:  Laura Alary           Illustrator:  Catherin Peterslund  Publisher:  Paraclete Press, 2022  This book starts with the home that is …

Happy Earth Day!

Image by Kathrine Jølle Wathne from Pixabay HAPPY EARTH DAY! Hopeful Earth Day   In thinking about Earth Day this year, I really want to think about the positives. Though we have a lot to be worried about- climate change, melting ice caps, sea level rise, feeding our growing population. There are many people working towards a more …

STEAM Stories Book Review: Signs of Spring

Here are some books I like for Spring reading! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase Title: If You Wake a Skunk Author: Carol Doeringer Illustrator: Florence Weiser Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press 2023 Seeing, or rather smelling our skunk visitor reminded …

Signs of Spring

I don’t want to make people living in the Northern United States feel bad, but spring has sprung here in Texas.  Of course, next week we may have another winter.  There is a meme around social media that shows the seasons of Texas though it is a little misleading because it doesn’t show the timing …

STEAM Stories Book Review-Solar Eclipse Countdown

With the solar eclipse right around the corner, here are some books to check out. Title: A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse Author: Katie Allen Fox Illustrator: Khoa Le Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2023 Some books use beautiful language and some have beautiful illustrations, and some like this book, have …