Archimedes Notebook

The Elephant's New Shoe  by Laurel Neme; illus. by Ariel Landy  40 pages; ages 4-6 Orchard Books (Scholastic), 2020    theme : animal re...

ICK! Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings, and Defenses  by Melissa Stewart 112 pages; ages 8 - 12 National Geographic Chi...

Erosion: How Hugh Bennett Saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl  by Darcy Pattison; illus. by Peter Willis 34 pages; ages 6 -...

Engineers get some fantastic ideas from nature. So today I’m sharing two books about engineering and biomimicry. Beastly Bionics: Rad R...

Summer is on its way. It just seems to be taking a … summer vacation? … before it gets here. In the meantime, while we wait for beaches to o...

You're Invited to a Moth Ball: A Nighttime Insect Celebration  by Loree Burns; illus by Ellen Harasimowicz 40 pages; ages 5 - 8 Cha...

Play Like an Animal!: Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase  by Maria Gianferrari; illus. by Mia Powell 32 pages; ages 5 - 9 Mill...

Spring is on its way, and that means songbirds will be winging their way back to their favorite nest-building sites. To celebrate that, I...

Numbers In Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics   by Laurie Wallmark; illus. by Yevgenia Nayberg 32 pages; ages 8-12 Creston...

Run, Sea Turtle, Run: A Hatchling's Journey by Stephen R. Swinburne 32 pages; ages 4 - 9 Millbrook Press, 2020 theme : animals, n...

Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane  by Kirsten W. Larson; illus, by Tracy Subisak 48 pages; ages 7 - 10 Calkins Cr...

On a Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring   by Buffy Silverman 32 pages; ages 4-9 Millbrook Press, 2020 themes: changing seasons, sp...

Amazing Amphibians: 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring Frogs, Toads, Salamanders, and More (Young Naturalists series) By Lisa...

The Mess That We Made  by Michelle Lord; illus. by Julia Blattman 32 pages; ages 5-7 Flashlight Press, 2020 theme : environment, ocea...