Synopses & Reviews
How do you connect the artsy, science-nerd mom to the art and science of parenting? Lynn Brunelle shares her field trip through pregnancy and parenting, sprinkled with a sparkle of science, in this hilarious and awe-inspiring memoir. With great enthusiasm, Lynn shows how she shares her inner geek--the part of her that is gleefully curious and wide-eyed with wonderment--with her children. For Lynn, science is the stardust that makes common things glow. Why not pass that magic along to the kids? When Lynn brought her passion for science into her parenting, it began to make all the difference to her and her kids. Her heart lifts when her boys are elbow-deep in mud searching for crystals and when she catches them debating whether a chicken is related to a dinosaur. Science isn't just for geeks. It's the future. If you're a parent or planning to become one, it's your future.
Synopsis
LYNN BRUNELLE is a four-time Emmy Award-winning writer for the television series Bill Nye the Science Guy, with over twenty years of writing experience. A former classroom science, English, and art teacher for kids K-12, as well as an editor, illustrator, and award-winning, best-selling author of over forty titles, Brunelle has created, developed, and written projects for PBS, NPR, A&E, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Disney, and ABC. She is a regular presenter of science and art projects in classrooms and schools. She lives on an island off the coast of Washington.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Most Persistent Camper
BIOLOGY
Chapter 1: Making Sense of Santa
Chapter 2: Your Chlorophyll Is Showing--It's Not Easy Being Green
Chapter 3: Wait a Minute, I'm Eating What?
Chapter 4: Lizard Brain--Sibling Stuff
Chapter 5: How Was School Today?
Chapter 6: Mother of the Year
Chapter 7: I'll Show You Mine
Chapter 8: Baby Talk
Chapter 9: Lice Mama
Chapter 10: On the Brink
CHEMISTRY
Chapter 11: I Want to Hold Your Hand
Chapter 12: A Knight in Shining Cardboard
Chapter 14: Memory Architect
Chapter 15: ADHD
Chapter 16: Pennies in the Lemons
PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCE
Chapter 17: I Hate to Tell You, but You're a Little Bit Fat
Chapter 18: Moments of Magnetism
Chapter 19: What if You Screw Up?
Chapter 20: Newton at the Plate
Chapter 21: OK, Play with the Fire
Chapter 22: Nose Flute and Armpit Fart
Chapter 23: Sucking the Bounce
Chapter 24: The Spark Inside Refraction and Reflection
Epilogue