A pretty good list from the Times, who've been a bit spotty with their lists the last few years.
- The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn by Louisa Gilder
- The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
- Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places by Bill Streever
- The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America by Steven Johnson
- The Lost City Of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
- The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom by Graham Farmelo
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Why is it warmer in the summer than in the winter (for the Northern hemisphere)?
Go ahead and ask your friends. I suppose they will give one of the following likely answers:
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Last week we looked at the organ systems involved in regulation and control of body functions: the nervous, sensory, endocrine and circadian systems. This week, we will cover the organ systems that are regulated and controlled.
I'm enjoying your posts! The Financial Times recently issued a best of the year list, too, which includes science books. Do you know about the National Science Teachers Association's yearly list? It's announced in March each year. I've been tracking the awards and "best of"s for my blog about children's books. School Library Journal's list, announced today, has some kids' science books on it.
Hi Susan, Thanks!
Also, thanks for letting me know about the FT list. I'll be posting about it soonish.
Re: NSTA and other children's book lists, I've tended to concentrate on adult books both because they're what I read and know about and because they're what I collect as part of my job. I frankly just don't know anything about kids books so I've avoided posting on them. Maybe I'll have to revise that.