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Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be

shuchi — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:23:40 +0000

Children’s book on evolution "too hot" for U.S. publishers winning awards in Canada.

They’re in! Now What? Parents, Keep It Real!

shuchi — Mon, 09 May 2011 03:27:24 +0000

Guest author Maureen Tillman shares her wisdom on strategies for a successful college transition

10 Best Droid Apps for Education from eSchool News

shuchi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:00:57 +0000

Our story on 'iPhone Apps for Education' published exactly a year ago was quite a hit, and we figure we should put together a similar one for Android apps, but until we do, here's a list compiled by eSchool News.

Facebook for Parents

shuchi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:02:33 +0000

Authors of 'Facebook for Parents' discuss the good and bad that Facebook introduces into the life of a family.

Facebook for Parents: Answers to the Top 25 Questions

shuchi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:18:01 +0000

Khet 2.0: The Laser Game

shuchi — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:22:22 +0000

The 2011 version of the award-winning 2006 game is here!

Khet 2.0 combines lasers with classic strategy. Players alternate turns moving Egyptian-themed pieces having two, one or no mirrored surfaces. All four types of pieces (pharaoh, anubis, pyramind and scarab) can either move one sqaure forward, back, left, right, or diagonal, or stay in the same square and rotate by a...

A Math Love Poem :-)

shuchi — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:26:00 +0000

A sweet and goofy poem CMU professor of Computer Science Dave Feinberg wrote when he was in high school that was adapted for use in the movie “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay”.

Follow the Line

shuchi — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:29:10 +0000

This is the first in Laura Ljungkvist’s acclaimed ‘Follow the Line’ series. In this stunning counting storybook, Laura Ljungkvist uses her trademark continuous line to create an array of crisp, innovative, detail-packed pictures.

Each scene contains questions designed to get children counting, thinking, and observing. Young counters will enjoy following the very same line all the way through the book, from...

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

shuchi — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:02:31 +0000

Illustrated by Jeremy Holmes, this version of the classic children’s story is delightful and unique.

A mysteriously popular subject for picture books, “the old lady who swallowed a fly” has never looked creepier or more inviting than in this striking book shaped like a slim tie-box. Two eyes at the top peer through plastic-covered spectacles, and as the story reaches the...

Vi Hart: Bending and Stretching Classroom Lessons to Make Math Inspire

shuchi — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:50:30 +0000

The story of Ms. Vi(ctoria) Hart - the young, creative, "mathemusician" behind the fun and engaging Vi Hart math doodling videos.