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New Release “Finding the Speed of Light”

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Hot of the presses I’d like to introduce “Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World” Released March 12, 2019. 

Written by Mark Weston 
Illustrated by Rebecca Evans (yours truly!)
Published by Tilbury House publishers

Mark Weston’s high-interest story and Rebecca Evans’s colorful graphics make scientific discovery the coolest thing this side of Jupiter.

More than two centuries before Einstein, using a crude telescope and a mechanical timepiece, Danish astronomer Ole Romer measured the speed of light with astounding accuracy. How was he able to do this when most scientists didn’t even believe that light traveled? Like many paradigm-shattering discoveries, Romer’s was accidental. Night after night he was timing the disappearance and reappearance of Jupiter’s moon Io behind the huge, distant planet. Eventually he realized that the discrepancies in his measurements could have only one explanation: Light had a speed, and it took longer to reach Earth when Earth was farther from Jupiter. All he needed then to calculate light’s speed was some fancy geometry.

We received a STARRED Kirkus review which you can read here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mark-weston/finding-the-speed-of-light/

Visit my bookstore for quick links to purchase copies.

Or visit my book resource page for printable coloring pages, teaching resources and more! Finding the Speed of Light

Moms Choice Award!

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Received an email from Dawn Publications today…(Can you hear me squealing!!!!!)

It gives us great pleasure to inform you that Why Should I Walk? I Can Fly! has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. Congratulations! 

Award Details:
Why Should I Walk? I Can Fly!
Children’s Picture Books
Gold

STARRED Kirkus Review for “Finding the Speed of Light”

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I’m SO excited to share our STARRED Kirkus Review for “Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World”

Kirkus states “Evans tucks diagrams and mathematical calculations as well as banter and fanciful details into her lighthearted cartoon illustrations, wedging single and sequential panels of Romer and others at work into views of starscapes and planetary surfaces… A significant, unjustly obscure highlight from modern science’s early days.”

Read the whole review here:https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mark-weston/finding-the-speed-of-light/

Can you hear me squealing? Did I say I’m EXCITED!!!!! I hope you all love this book as much as I do when hits the shelves March 12, 2019!

Written by Mark Weston,
Illustrated by Rebecca Evans,
Published by Tilbury House Publishers.

New Release “Why Should I Walk? I Can Fly!”

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Don’t miss the release of my newly illustrated book “Why Should I Walk? I Can Fly!” March 1, 2019.

Written by Ann Ingalls @AnnIngallsBooks
Illustrated by Rebecca Evans (yours truly!)
Published by Dawn Publishing @DawnPub

A little bird, a big sky, and the first time out of the nest! A robin’s first flight is a gentle reminder about what we can accomplish if we just keep trying. As reviewer Sue Lowell Gallion says, “Children (and parents!) experiencing the many firsts of growing up will relate to this lively story of a young robin learning to fly. Playful, rhyming text and winsome water color illustrations give readers a birds’ eye view of he baby birds’ emotions and adventures on its way to solo flight.”

Written by Ann Ingalls Illustrated by Rebecca Evans Published by Dawn Publishing

We received a wonderful Kirkus review which you can read here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ann-ingalls/why-should-i-walk-i-can-fly/

Visit my bookstore for quick links to purchase copies.

Or visit my book resource page for printable coloring pages, teaching resources and more! Why Should I Walk? I can Fly!

Masterpiece Robot by Frank Tra and Rebecca Evans, Video

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A special thanks to 12 year old, Josiah Evans, for making this amazing stop motion Masterpiece Robot video for our book Masterpiece Robot and the Ferocious Valerie Knick-Knack. He did an amazing job and I had to laugh when I watched it (especially at his surprise ending!). I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. If you’d like to learn more about the book please visit my book page HERE, and to purchase the book please visit Barnes and Noble or Amazon.

 

 

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