the poetry of science
Science and Children—Fall 2023 (Volume 60, Issue 7)
By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Guillian, C. 2018. The skies above my eyes (Look Closer). London, UK: Words & Pictures.
Thacher, M. 2020. Sky gazing: A guide to the Moon, Sun, planets, stars, eclipses, and constellations. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing.
Wolf, A. 2019. The day the universe exploded my head: Poems to take you into space and back again. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Allan Wolf Author Website: www.allanwolf.com
How to Safely Watch a Solar Eclipse: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12637
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, NASA: www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/model-a-solar-eclipse/
NASA Eclipses Page: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/home/
NASA Science Space Place: Explore Earth and Space! https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/eclipse-snap/en/
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater (amy@amylv.com) is an author and teacher blogging at The Poem Farm. A.T. Baron (www.atbaron.com) is a children’s book author, illustrator, and zoologist.
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