Astronomy… The Sky Is Full of Stars 4 Jul 2023 Branley, Franklyn M. The Sky Is Full of Stars. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. New York: HaperCollins Publishers, 1981. Are you a stargazer? The lazy days of summer are just beginning;…
Animal Stories… Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations 2 May 2023 Mitton, Jacqueline Zoo in the Sky. Illustrated by Christina Balit. Star Maps by Wil Tirion. Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1998. I love looking up at the stars. It is…
Adventure… Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon 17 Jul 2019 Slade, Suzanne. Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon. Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. Atlanta: Peach Tree Publishers, 2018. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal of…
Adventure… Waste 0f Space 10 Jun 20199 Jun 2019 Gibbs, Stuart. Waste of Space. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. Hello, Summer! School is out here in Georgetown, Austin, and the surrounding school districts. When…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: September – December 2018 2 Jan 201920 Jan 2019 Happy New Year! I am a little late in reporting about what we read during the fall and early winter. Today is a cold, wet, and dreary day. It is…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: January and February 2018 4 Mar 201820 Jan 2019 Greetings! January was a great reading month for me. I was able to read my way through some of the large stack of books I received for Christmas. I love…
Astronomy… Find the Constellations-2nd Edition 25 Feb 201820 Jan 2019 Rey, H.A. Find the Constellations, 2nd Edition. New York: Sandpiper, 2008. This past Friday evening, I found myself at the Georgetown Public Library for a stargazing event for tweens. “What…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: August and September 2017 8 Oct 2017 I feel it has been an age since I have settled in to write. August and September were so very busy around here. You may notice that the book stack…
Astronomy… The Moon Seems to Change 20 Aug 2017 Branley, Franklyn. Illustrated by Barbara and Ed Emberley. The Moon Seems to Change. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980, 1987. Here’s a picture to get us started. It was…