Thanks to Elaine over at the Blue Rose Girls blog, I have found a new blog to follow. It is the Science Musings blog of Chet Raymo. I'm a science geek at heart, so I love this stuff, but for those of you with an interest in books, you should definitely check out these entries from last year.
In the first entry, Kid Lit, Raymo writes:
Both of these are extraordinary pieces on the wonder and value in using children's literature as a springboard to science. Don't miss them!
In the first entry, Kid Lit, Raymo writes:
Science is an attitude toward the world -- curious, skeptical, undogmatic, and sensitive to beauty and mystery. The best books for children are the ones which convey these attitudes. They are not necessarily the books labeled "science."In the second entry, Kid Lit - Part 2, Raymo shares excerpts from Randall Jarell's book The Bat-Poet.
Both of these are extraordinary pieces on the wonder and value in using children's literature as a springboard to science. Don't miss them!
Thanks for that blog. We have had The Bat Poet out from the library for a few weeks, so now we'll need to read it!
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