Here are some books I like about rain! Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase Title: Hello Rain Author: Kyo Mclear Illustrator: Chris Turnham Publisher: Chronicle Books 2021 Age: 3-5 When I first saw this book, I mistakenly judged it (never …
As I look across my water-logged yard, part of me wants to complain but I just can’t. Texas has been in a drought for several years and though I wish the rains would pace themselves and spread out a little more over the summer, I still appreciate it whenever it does come. I hate that …
Spending time with my grandsons is one of the greatest joys of my life. My four grandsons are aged 11, 7,6 and 3. The three older boys have gotten into video games and Star Wars, Legos and sports. I am amazed at how quickly all of them absorb information from everything around them. Some of …
For my recent post about 3-D printing click here Beauty and the Beak Author: Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp Publisher: Persnickety Press 2019 After a bald eagle, later named Beauty, receives a devastating injury to her beak, a wildlife rehabber and an engineer use 3D printing to give the bird a new life. Nice …
Today I want to share a story about the Great Squirrel Mystery of Chicago: https://interactive.wttw.com/urbannature/great-squirrel-mystery#!/ In case you don’t have time to watch, here is a quick summary. Squirrel Mystery-The Problem An ecology scientist noticed the way that two populations of squirrels, fox squirrels and gray squirrels, were distributed in Chicago neighborhoods. The gray squirrels …
