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STEM, Rockets and Weather

Posted by Abby R on Aug 23, 2024

WKOW 15 STEM Weather Rockets Feature at Sequoya Library with Dana Fulton August 2024Dana Fulton, WKOW's Wake Up Wisconsin Meteorologist, recently visited Sequoya Library's STEMForce program to chat about weather and encourage kids to read! Librarian Abby R. put together a book list for kids ages 6-12 that connects STEM, weather, rockets, and diverse representation.

STEMForce is local teen-led nonprofit spearheaded by none other than our WE READ Youth Ambassador Diya Dhawal and her sibling Jai! For their final summer program of 2024 on August 24, they taught kids about rockets and did a rocket launch! This was a fun collaboration with Dana on weather, science, and reading - you can see the full story online at: WKOW.com

Cover of Bonnie's Rocket

Bonnie's Rocket

Emeline
Lee
Alina Chau

While her father works on the Apollo 11 mission, Bonnie experiments with different ways to build and launch her own rocket. Includes author's note. (grades K-3)

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Rocket Says Look Up!

Nathan
Bryon
Dapo Adeola

Aspiring astronaut Rocket draws her community together to see a rare appearance of the Phoenix Meteor Showers, hoping especially that her big brother, Jamal, will look up from his phone. (Grades K-2)

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The Boy Who Dreamed Of Infinity

Amy
Alznauer
Daniel Miyares

In 1887 in India, a boy named Ramanujan is born with a passion for numbers. “What is small?” he wonders. “What is big?” (Grades K-4)

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Blast Off! How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space

Suzanne
Slade
Sally Wern Comport

Chronicles the life of the first female rocket scientist who, chosen to create the fuel to launch a rocket carrying America's first satellite, broke gender barriers and overcame many challenges to succeed. (Grades 1-4)

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Look At The Weather

Britta
Teckentrup

A meditative, immersive take on the weather around us, this is a sophisticated nonfiction book with informational content illustrated with striking atmospheric paintings. Includes calls to action for the reader, inviting them to observe and inquire about the outdoors. (Grades 1-5)

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Change Is In The Air: Carbon, Climate, Earth and Us

Debbie
Levy
Alex Boersma

The Earth is facing a climate crisis that it can't fight on its own. Luckily, the Earth has another important power: the power of people! And people have the power to change, protect, innovate, and invent. Thanks to the power of nature and the ingenuity of people, change is in the air! (Grades 1-4)

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Classified: The Secret Career Of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

Traci
Sorell
Natasha Donovan

Mary Golda Ross designed classified projects for Lockheed Air Corporation as the company's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work. (Grades 2-5)

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Your Place In The Universe

Jason
Chin

Explore the known Universe and consider its mind-boggling scale in this crisply illustrated, well-researched picture book from Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin. (Grades 3-7)

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Hidden Figures (Young Readers Edition)

Margot Lee
Shetterly

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes. (Grades 3-7)

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Reaching For The Moon: The Autobiography Of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

Katherine
Johnson

The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. (Grades 5 an up)