


Flash Facts – DC Graphic Novel Edited by Mayim Bialik, PhD | STEAM Children’s Book Review
Flash Facts is a DC Comics Graphic Novel featuring “Ten Terrific Tales about Science and Technology”. Flash Facts was curated and edited by Mayim Bialik, PhD, who is a scientist, actress, and author. There are ten individual stories featuring recognizable...
2020 Holiday STEAM Kid’s Gift Guide
We’re now officially one week away from Thanksgiving and then it’s time for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales! And if you’re anything like me you’re starting to make lists of gifts for friends and family. All the gifts included...
I am Benjamin Franklin (Ordinary People Change the World) | STEAM Children’s Book Review
Last year I shared a blog post about how my kids and I are fans of the Ordinary People Change the World book series by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. This is the book series that inspired Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum on PBS Kids. I...
I am Anne Frank (Ordinary People Change the World) | STEAM Children’s Book Review
As long as I can remember I’ve had a great interest to learn about the Holocaust. I think it started when I was a young girl and I learned my Jewish grandfather fought in World War II in Europe. He was on the front lines of combat, where he was wounded by...
Letters From Space by Retired Astronaut Clayton Anderson | STEAM Children’s Book Review
My kids have always been fascinated by space. Shortly after we moved to Houston we visited Space Center Houston. My daughter was a one year old at the time, and we all touched a moon rock in one of the exhibits and then we talked about it so much that day that...
How Much is a Million? | STEAM Children’s Book Review
Today’s Friday Favorite STEAM book is another great math book for kids: How Much is a Million? written by David M. Schwartz and illustrated by Steven Kellogg. This book is from my mother-in-law’s collection of math picture books (she’s a retired middle...
Math Curse | STEAM Children’s Book Review
My mother-in-law is a retired middle school math teacher. During a recent visit I found several math picture books at her house. She told me she used to read these books to her students at school. We initially thought they might be too advanced for my kids (because...
Curious About Fossils | STEAM Children’s Book Review
Today’s Friday Favorite STEAM book is Smithsonian Book’s Curious About Fossils by Kate Waters. I’ve shared activities and toys all about fossils this week, so it makes sense to end the week with a book about fossils! My husband and I found this book on...