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 …

Solar Eclipse Countdown

I live in Texas and we Texans, along with many others in the world, are getting very excited about the upcoming solar eclipse. We are counting down to April 8. Most solar eclipses are not seen by many people because they go over the ocean or across remote places. Our upcoming solar eclipse will be crossing …