Why Kids Crave Creepy: Middle Grade Horror Series That Help Kids Cope isn’t just a catchy headline—it’s a biological reality. Coping? Does this mean whipped cream? And what about the surprise? I agree that whipped cream is a great topping, but that isn’t quite what I meant by coping, Louie! I’m saving the surprise for
My book, Chemical Reactions!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids, is out! To celebrate, I’m sharing two messy science experiments from the book.
Since I write middle grade fantasy, I read a plethora of middle grade fantasy books! Louie always requests middle grade fantasy books with animals. So I decided to compile a list of what I consider some of the more recent top fantasy books for middle schoolers. With animals!
People in movies and books find their way out of the woods by making their own compass out of who knows what. This skill is COOL.
In the interest of us all being cool, a blog post was in order.
Want to impress your kids, friends, significant other, w/ easy science magic? Make your neighbors jealous!
I’ve got a perfect STEM activity. Botany magic!
If you want to impress your kids, grandkids, significant other, neighbor or your dog, I’ve got a few cool tricks you can show them! No advanced degrees needed.
Since I need to distract myself from the news, I’m delving into medical remedies from history. Some of the treatments people thought would work are downright silly.
When I let Louie out this morning, the birds were singing.
I decided that sharing some of the wonder of birds with you was a perfect idea!
Do you want to travel to the most difficult places to visit on earth?
In this day and age, I figured we could hop a plane to get anywhere.
I was wrong…
Which would you choose? Diamonds, right? Well, maybe this needs rethinking.
Meteor showers are magical and mystical. Sighting meteor showers in 2019? I failed miserably.
If you could go back in time to save America, would you?
Oh, do I mean uncontrolled blazes spurred by wind and dry underbrush, traveling at up to fourteen miles an hour? That’s a four-minute mile. Usain Bolt would live. So would a cheetah. But the garden snails and I would be crispy critters.
Operation Vegetarian sounds like a quest to go meatless. It isn’t! Operation Vegetarian was a top secret WWII project that I heard about only recently.
Want to impress your friends with a cool science trick? Supercool water!
Does your dog have big, soulful puppy dog eyes? There’s a reason why!
I love fireworks! Ever wonder how they work? With chemical compounds! Let’s look into why they glow in different colors.
Spending the summer with her mother’s old friend, twelve-year-old Miranda tries to uncover the mysteries behind her mother’s past and to understand why her mother seems so distant. But will she be brave enough to face the truth she might uncover?
Could humans ever see in the dark? Scientists are working on it…with mice!
There is a new species: tarantula! Birupes simoroxigorum is pretty as a peacock. And she’s my favorite color. Blue!
The Last Day on Mars, first in the series, Chronicle of The Dark Star, by Kevin Emerson is a smart, cleverly written sci fi, perfect for middle grade readers who love mystery, adventure, science, and space. I love that this is a series, so you won’t need to worry about what to read next!
I’ve heard people ask, ‘would you rather fly or be invisible?’ I think both! But invisibility may be closer than we think! Researchers are working on exactly that. They’ve had success on a small scale.
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