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February 14, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Twin Stars, One Light: A Fire of Stars Dual Interview with Kirsten Larson and Katherine Roy

With four starred reviews (and counting) to its name, today I talk about The Fire of Stars with its creators and learn just how difficult this sophisticated picture book bio was to create.

December 25, 2022 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Science and Nature Books for Kids

I love how much I've learned about both science and nature thanks in large part to the children's books I've read. An accounting of some of the best of the year.

July 13, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Guest Post: Kids and Nature Preschool Teachers Weigh In on the Blueberry Award by Martha Meyer

Special guest poster Martha Meyer joins us to talk about connecting kids and teachers to books about science, nature, and the environment itself.

Review of the Day: Listen to the Language of the Trees by Tera Kelley, ill. Marie Hermansson

July 1, 2022 by Betsy Bird

With exquisitely clever art, this isn’t the first book I’ve seen on the subject of tree communication, but what I can say is that it’s the best written with the most useful illustrations to date.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Science and Nature Books

December 24, 2021 by Betsy Bird

2021 turned out to be a remarkably strong year for Nonfiction in general and science/nature in particular. From biologists to topography to the life cycles of clouds and smoke, there's a little of someone for everyone here.

Review of the Day: The Snail With the Right Heart by Maria Popova, ill. Ping Zhu

March 19, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Today we discuss a book that takes risks, makes mistakes, and comes out memorable in the end. The right snail with the right heart in the right book for the right reader.

Review of the Day: 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich, ill. David Clark

February 11, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Funny and gross, this book is an honestly inventive way of spelling out how the simultaneously disgusting and delicious (eh?) fly is an integral part in not only the food chain but also the world as we currently know it.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Science & Nature Books

December 25, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Whether it's plants that resemble toilets, seemingly psychic horses, deer eating pythons, or the sheer scope of the universe itself, there's something in here for everyone.

Review of the Day: Honeybee by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann

February 7, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Great writing for kids, when you encounter it, reminds you that there is always a new way to look at this old, familiar world of ours. If you buy only one bee book for the rest of your life, make it this one.