The curriculum guide for Planet Hunter is on my website! You can download the pdf at no charge.
There are discussion questions, fun activities and experiments, and links to websites for further information. The guide covers the Doppler effect, planet…
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I was pleased to offer two workshops at theScience Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS), in Rochester, NY from November 6-9. Science teachers for grades 4-8 learned about planet hunting and the search for life beyond Earth. One of…
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This afternoon I spoke at Elizabeth Bird’s Children’s Literary Salonat the main branch of the New York City Public Library. The program was entitled Children’s Literary Salon – Getting Organized: A Conversation With PEN, SCBWI, And The Authors Guild. Elizabeth…
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The BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL was yesterday at Borough Hall in Brooklyn Heights. Thousands of people turned out to listen to authors speak, sign books, and buy books! It was rainy and kind of cold, but the weather didn’t deter me…
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Bookslut.com gave PLANET HUNTER a shout out in the September 2010 newsletter. Check it out in Off the Map, a column written by Colleen Mondor.
One of the reasons I decided to profile Marcy, as opposed to just writing about…
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While I was vacationing on eastern Long Island in New York, a reporter for the SOUTHAMPTON PRESS, Phoebe Nir, wrote an article about me, my book PLANET HUNTER, and the talk I gave at The Quogue Library. Phoebe described my…
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What a beautiful library, and what terrific programs for children and adults! I spoke to a large group of children, teens, and adults about astronomy, planet hunting, going to Hawaii, the Kepler space telescope, and searching for life on other…
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Check out the wonderful new book trailer for PLANET HUNTER below!
Produced by Lisa Gottfried of DigitalWeavers, the trailer peeks inside the book and tells the story of Geoff Marcy and other key astronomers in their search for planets like…
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In the pile of mail by my front door, I found the August issue of Highlights For Children magazine. Tucked among the magazine articles, was a Q & A I had written about astronaut Gregory Chamitoff (See What a Pro…
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Whew! Life is busy. I visited a wonderful book store called WORDS, in Maplewood, NJ, and signed books.
What a beautiful book store, and what nice people. Thank you to Kelsey and Jeff for your help, and for Jonah for…
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