 Astronomy for Kids: How to Explore Outer Space with Binoculars, a Telescope, or Just Your Eyes! Astronomy for Kids is a fun, how-to-guide to explore outer space with binoculars, a telescope, or just your eyes! One of the coolest things about outer space is that anyone can explore it. All you have to do is go outside and look up! Using plain sight, binoculars, or a small telescope, Astronomy for Kids shows stargazers how easy it is to explore space, just by stepping outside. With this book as their guide to the northern hemisphere, kids will learn to find and name amazing objects in the night sky. Fully illustrated with fun facts throughout, kids can point out sights to friends and family, saying things like, “that’s Jupiter,” and, “those stars are the constellation Cygnus the Swan,” and maybe even, “that group of stars doesn’t have a name but I think it looks like my dog getting belly rubs.” From the Milky Way Galaxy to Mars to the Moon’s craters and mountains―Astronomy for Kids helps young astronomers discover important parts of our solar system, with:
MY REVIEW: (LAWonder10) I enjoyed this book! Although it is directed at an older elementary age audience, it is simplified so even a person like me, who Is challenged in discovering the placement of constellations, can actually find them! After the description of the item discussed is given, each one has added trivia about it. Besides the constellations and planet information and illustrations, it also includes the Universe information. This book discusses What one can see with one's bare eyes, what one needs binoculars to view and what s telescope is needed to view. It concludes by offering resources one van get increased information from and a Glossary of key terms in astronomy. Dr. Bruce Berrs as written this book in away it is organized and easy to understand. I offer a Five Stars rating. This was sent to me as a gift with no prodding for a positive review. This is my honest review.  Dr. Bruce Betts is Director of Science and Technology for The Planetary Society, the world’s largest space interest group. Dr. Betts is a planetary scientist who earned a B.S. in physics and math and an M.S. in Applied Physics from Stanford and a Ph.D. in Planetary Science with a minor in Geology from Caltech. He spent several years with San Juan Institute/Planetary Science Institute as a Research Scientist, and later Senior Research Scientist. He studied planetary surfaces, including Mars, the Moon, and Jupiter’s moons, using infrared and other data, and published several scientific papers on these subjects. Dr. Betts spent three years at NASA headquarters managing planetary instrument development programs to design spacecraft science instruments.
At The Planetary Society, he has had copious project management experience, having managed a number of flight instrument (both science and public outreach) projects, including silica glass DVDs on the Mars Exploration Rovers and Phoenix lander carrying millions of names and Mars literature, and the LIFE biology experiment that flew on the Russian Phobos sample return mission. He is the Imaging Team Lead for The Planetary Society’s LightSail solar sail mission, and led a NASA grant studying microrovers assisting human exploration. He has also overseen or managed a number of additional projects designed to excite and involve the public in space exploration. He regularly writes for The Planetary Society member magazine The Planetary Report, and on his blog on planetary.org. His twitter feed @RandomSpaceFact provides easy night sky astronomy and random space facts. He also co-hosts the "What's Up?" feature on the weekly Planetary Radio show (150 radio stations, XM/Sirius satellite radio, and podcast). He is a frequent guest on History Channel’s The Universe. Dr. Betts is an Adjunct Professor with California State University Dominguez Hills and his recent Introduction to Astronomy and Planetary Science course is available online. He is an Alumnus Senior Scientist with Planetary Science Institute.
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Social exclusion is a form of bullying experienced by some children. When it occurs, they feel isolated, alone, and humiliated. It is important for parents to be informed and talk with their children about all types of bullying (e.g., verbal, physical, social/relational, and cyberbullying) so they are better equipped to intervene or prevent their child from bullying others or being a victim of bullying.
MY REVIEW: (LAWonder10) Bully on the School Bus addresses a problem between a boy bullying a girl to leave her seat on the bus. It offers a helpful suggestion which may work but often is not enough. Bullying is a serious problem, and is growing more severe. What I feel is very important is for parents to "be there fore the child". Nicole's parents are in a habit of asking questions each day about her daily experiences. That is a key step. I still feel "in the real world" often a student is mistreated by a bully for telling, when away from adults. Bullies are attention-craving, cowards. If peers do not join in or show approval, but are unimpressed and come to victim's aid, bullying would vastly diminish. Most "bullies" are bullied at home. This is the first place which needs to be addressed. The comedy-style illustrations created by Leah Peyton are entertaining and colorful. This earns a our Stars rating. *This book was gifted me with no request for a positive review. 
About the Author:
Dr. Mildred Peyton is the President and Founder of Peyton Consulting, LLC. Dr. Peyton established her consulting firm, which was initially geared towards school bullying services, in March 2016. She was inspired to create Peyton Consulting and become a children's author on bullying after completing her doctoral research study entitled, "Exploring the Meaning of School Bullying Among Parents of Victimized Children." During her undergraduate internship in 2002-2003 at Salisbury Middle School in Wicomico County, Dr. Peyton and her team developed and facilitated a mentoring program, providing one-on-one conflict resolution and mediating skills to students who were identified by the program coordinator with ongoing needs of behavioral issues. One of the key/primary areas Dr. Peyton and the other mentors focused on was educating and addressing bullying issues with bullies and victims. And in her graduate program, Dr. Peyton also facilitated a school bullying focus group in 2005 at Maryvale Elementary School in Montgomery County, to teach participants about bullying behaviors and how to avoid bullying others. She also attended several bullying workshops to learn about the latest studies while working with the students. Her passion on this topic followed her even as she served as a member on the Committee on Hate/Violence at Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, in 2013. There she developed a brochure for students and parents for the annual bullying symposium and, provided rich knowledge and skills on this topic throughout the year. Today, the company has expanded its services to target workplace bullying as well. With the experiences of others and Dr. Peyton's personal experience with adult bullying in the workplace (which caused her to resign from her employer in 2016), she believes attention, guidance, and solutions are also critical in this area. Dr. Peyton holds a Ph.D. in Human and Social Services with a concentration in Social Policy Analysis & Planning. She has a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and Sociology and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Peyton is committed to using her knowledge and skills to influence positive change among students and adults. Connect with Author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram
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Book Title: Sophia Writes to Her Bully by Dr. Mildred D. Peyton, with Leah N. Peyton and Jada L. Peyton, Illustrator: Andy Hoang Category: Children's fiction, 24 pages | Publisher: CreateSpace Genre: Education, Social Skills & School Life Release date: February 21, 2017 | Content Rating: G Tour dates: Oct 8 to 26 2018 Book Description: Sophia experiences verbal and social (also referred to as relational) bullying from her classmates during recess. Whenever Sophia attempts to play with a group of students from her fourth-grade class, she is rejected; Amber also calls her an inappropriate name. Only when Sophia takes action by confronting her bully with a letter does her victimization finally end. Want to know what Sophia was being called and how her classmates treated her? Read Sophia Writes to Her Bully and find out what her letter is all about! Social exclusion is a form of bullying experienced by some children. When it occurs, they feel isolated, alone, and humiliated. It is important for parents to be informed and talk with their children about all types of bullying (e.g., verbal, physical, social/relational, and cyberbullying) so they are better equipped to intervene or prevent their child from bullying others or being a victim of bullying.
MY REVIEW: (LAWonder10)
In the book Sophie writes her bully, Sophie's mother comes up with an idea to aid in preventing the bullying at school. I think this - and most books- on bullying should be used in every parent or educator's library. This is - and always has been - a serious problem in school and also in other places. Unfortunately, it has been my experience, that writing a letter does not make a difference. Bullying often begins by parents or older siblings in a home. I do feel it is a good effort. I , also believe every effort should be made to alleviate the practice of bullying. I firmly believe, the best source of combat for this problem is to persuade peers not to encourage bullying, but to let the bully know it "isn't cool". If others speak up against bullies and nobody champions them, bullies will loose momentum and possibly cease. The illustrations, by Andy Hoang, are created in a comic style and are entertaining. I offer a Three and a Half Stars rating. *This book was gifted me with no requirement fir a positive review. This is my honest review.
GUEST POST: Understanding The Types Of Bullying There are four main types of bullying, but we are all familiar with the most common one, which is physical bullying. With physical bullying, it is apparent that one has suffered an attack or assault, as there are scraps, scratches, bruises or other indications of aggressive physical contact. Physical bullying consists of hitting, pushing, spitting, kicking, shoving, tripping, pinching, taking or breaking someone's things, sexual assault, and violence (i.e., throwing objects at someone). Verbal bullying is the other type of bullying some children will experience. Verbal bullying includes name-calling, malicious teasing, taunting, insulting, sexual harassment, telling lies, telling a person they are worthless or stupid, and threatening to hurt someone relating to gender, sexuality (i.e., homophobia), or religion. Another kind of bullying is called social or relational bullying. This kind of bullying is the deliberate act of excluding a person from a group, publically embarrassing someone, gossiping and spreading rumors, withdrawing a friendship (i.e., telling others not to be friends with someone), silent treatment, threatening to tell others someone's secrets, homophobia, and discrimination (i.e., religion and racial discrimination). Lastly, cyberbullying is a newer form of bullying. As we’ve experienced advancements in technology, so too we've witnessed an increase in bullying by the Internet and other electronic devices. The internet/technology has made it easier for bullies to target their victims beyond school grounds. Bullying can persist online well after school hours by use of social media and phones, and that's what makes it more concerning, as the victim may feel there is nowhere to escape. What's more dangerous about this kind of bullying is that the damage (e.g., posting private photos, texts, or posts without an individual's consent) could be permanent. Most times if the targets are harassed online their information spread to a larger group of witnesses. These forms of bullying should be taken seriously as one does not take precedence over the next. In fact, they could all leave a long-term or lasting impact into adulthood. By: Dr. Mildred Peyton 
About the Author:
Dr. Mildred Peyton is the President and Founder of Peyton Consulting, LLC. Dr. Peyton established her consulting firm, which was initially geared towards school bullying services, in March 2016. She was inspired to create Peyton Consulting and become a children's author on bullying after completing her doctoral research study entitled, "Exploring the Meaning of School Bullying Among Parents of Victimized Children." During her undergraduate internship in 2002-2003 at Salisbury Middle School in Wicomico County, Dr. Peyton and her team developed and facilitated a mentoring program, providing one-on-one conflict resolution and mediating skills to students who were identified by the program coordinator with ongoing needs of behavioral issues. One of the key/primary areas Dr. Peyton and the other mentors focused on was educating and addressing bullying issues with bullies and victims. And in her graduate program, Dr. Peyton also facilitated a school bullying focus group in 2005 at Maryvale Elementary School in Montgomery County, to teach participants about bullying behaviors and how to avoid bullying others. She also attended several bullying workshops to learn about the latest studies while working with the students. Her passion on this topic followed her even as she served as a member on the Committee on Hate/Violence at Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, in 2013. There she developed a brochure for students and parents for the annual bullying symposium and, provided rich knowledge and skills on this topic throughout the year. Today, the company has expanded its services to target workplace bullying as well. With the experiences of others and Dr. Peyton's personal experience with adult bullying in the workplace (which caused her to resign from her employer in 2016), she believes attention, guidance, and solutions are also critical in this area. Dr. Peyton holds a Ph.D. in Human and Social Services with a concentration in Social Policy Analysis & Planning. She has a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and Sociology and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Peyton is committed to using her knowledge and skills to influence positive change among students and adults. Connect with Author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram
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Book Tour & Giveaway for BUBBA AND SQUIRT'S BIG DIG TO CHINA by Sherry Ellis! [Ends 10/ /18]10/11/2018 It’s a pleasure to be participating in author Sherry Ellis’ BUBBA AND SQUIRT’S BIG DIG TO CHINA Blog Tour through MC Book Tours today.  The author is offering a tour-wide international giveaway featuring five autographed copies of her book. More information on the giveaway is listed at the end of this posting.  BUBBA AND SQUIRT’S BIG DIG TO CHINA by Sherry Ellis ◊ Genre: Juvenile Fiction ◊ Paperback: 94 pages ◊ Publisher: Dancing Lemur Press | ◊ Grades 3-5 Squirt doesn't believe Bubba can dig a hole to China. But when the hole swallows them, the kids find themselves in X'an, China, surrounded by Terracotta Warriors. It gets worse when the ghost of the first emperor of China appears. He tells them they can't go home until they find his missing pi. The kids don't know where to begin until they meet a girl and her grandmother who promise to help find the pendant. Soon they realize they are being followed. And they are no closer to finding the missing pi. Will Bubba and Squirt ever make it back home? BUBBA AND SQUIRT’S BIG DIG TO CHINA available at: * Amazon US * Amazon UK * Amazon CA * Barnes and Noble * BAM * iTunes * Kobo My Review: (LAWonder10) This was a fun fantasy tale with a bit of educational value as well. Bubba and Squirt are an interesting brother and sister duo. Bubba was given a magic shovel" by his grandfather. In this episode, Bubba digs a hole and grabs his sister so they both can travel to China. When they arrive in China, it isn't at all what they expected and are soon given only one option if they want to ever return home again. Can they ever accomplish this, seemingly, impossible situation? The characters are very likable and realistic. The scenes are easily visualized. The cover and Title are a perfect fit. This is a great series for a children's TV or movie series. The end of the book has a glossary with many Chinese words, pronunciation & numbers. This is an excellent chapter book. I offer a Five Stars rating for this book. *This book was gifted me with no requirement for a positive review.  Author Bio: Sherry Ellis is an award-winning author and professional musician who plays and teaches the violin, viola, and piano. When she is not writing or engaged in musical activities, she can be found doing household chores, hiking, or exploring the world. Sherry, her husband, and their two children live in Atlanta, Georgia. For more on Sherry and her writing, you can connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, her blog, her website and her Amazon Author Page. GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
This tour-wide giveaway is for five (5) autographed copies of BUBBA AND SQUIRT’S BIG DIG TO CHINA. The giveaway is open internationally. To enter the giveaway, just click on the Rafflecopter widget below and follow the instructions. The widget may take a few seconds to load so please be patient. If the widget doesn’t show up, just click HERE and you’ll be directed to the widget. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to follow Sherry on her month-long tour HERE. You never know what you might find out. |
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