Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We are honoring these brilliant women by highlighting their books for you to check out at our library. Not only is this a great opportunity to inspire readers of all ages, but also to especially encourage young girls to never give up on their…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I am going to show you budding scientists the reason we are all alive. It’s because we have beating, blood pumping, super duper rad hearts. For today’s S.T.E.A.M. @ Home, I am going to share with you an activity about how the heart works. Click on the…
It’s Black History Month, and we are starting this wonderful month by highlighting famous black Alabamians! Did you know that these amazing people were born in this state? Whether you knew that or not, check out these books and celebrate their accomplishments with us! These books are available at the Homewood Public Library (Monday-Saturday 10…
Balance the birds by Susie Ghahremani Two white rabbits by Jairo Buitrago Sizing up winter by Lizann Flatt The animals would not sleep! by Sara Levine The girl who thought in pictures : the story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
Check out this amazing YouTube video of a fox diving headfirst into the snow! A red fox pinpoints field mice buried deep beneath the snow, using his sensitive hearing and the magnetic field of the North Pole to plot his trajectory. https://youtu.be/D2SoGFM18I Arctic Animals (Hello World!)…
Flies are such a nuisance. They’re pests who don’t understand the words “personal space“. Just buzzing and flying, and flying and buzzing, with no real purpose except: annoyance. But… One guy took one fly and injected it with a real purpose, giving us one of the best picture book series EVER. Ladies and Gentlemen, boys…
