Finished reading: Three Hard Lessons by Nikki Sloane 📚
Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC
Hi there! I'm Kimberly Hirsh. My pronouns are she/ her/hers. I'm somebody's mom. I work as a school librarian. I have a PhD in information and library science. I love to read, play tabletop and video games, and make things. I used to perform in theater and improv comedy and I may one day again. I have been extremely online since 1993 and still enjoy tinkering on the web. I manage multiple chronic illnesses. I'm married to my kid's dad. We have a cat.
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Recent posts
Finished reading: Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 📚
📝 Read Dreaming of writing your novel this year? Rip up all the rules! (The Guardian)
This is full of some of the most inspiring writing advice I’ve seen in a long time.
Finished reading: Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie 📚
As always, Austin Kleon’s 100 Things That Made My Year post is a testament to his ability to find the magic in the quotidian. I want to follow his example more.
Begin As You Mean to Go On: journaling with The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
📚 Quick Book Review: Call the Bee Doctor! How Science Is Saving Honey Bees by Sandra Markle
One of the units the first and second grade classes teach at our school is about pollinators, so last year I started keeping an eye out for books to support this unit. Call the Bee Doctor. How Science Is Saving Honey Bees caught my eye and I requested a review copy on NetGalley.
This is a short non-fiction book appropriate for middle grade readers. At school, I would recommend this as something for teachers to read aloud to students over multiple sittings in first or second grade.
Sandra Markle wrote The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees, published in 2013. After the book’s publication, she learned about the efforts of some scientists to help honeybee populations recover. She researched a variety of approaches apiologists were taking and shares what she learned in this book.
Markle discusses multiple reasons for the depletion of bee populations: pesticides, poor nutrition, parasites, and pathogens. She then explains approaches to managing these causes including vaccinated queen bees, providing food supplements to improve nutrition, and genetic modification. She concludes by discussing the impact of climate change on honeybees and providing recommendations for actions readers can take for helping honeybees.
Vibrant photos and clear diagrams illustrate the book. Markle provides a glossary, a list of her research sources, and books and websites readers can explore to learn more.
I would recommend this book as a purchase for elementary and middle school libraries as well as public libraries.
Book: Call the Bee Doctor! How Science Is Saving Honey Bees Author: Sandra Markle Publisher: Millbrook Press Publication Date: October 1, 2024 Pages: 48 Age Range: Middle Grade Source of Book: ARC via NetGalley, Public library
Finished reading: Call the Bee Doctor! by Sandra Markle 📚
Finished reading: Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 📚
Internet buddies, tell me about your read later workflow.
I like using Instapaper to read on my Kobo but I don’t know if that will be conducive to getting my highlights back out. Micro.blog can’t archive bookmarks from behind a paywall.