Whether we are reading to them or with them, books that put kids with disabilities at the center of the storyline benefit all children. For kids who have a disability, seeing themselves represented is validating and empowering. And children who do not have a disability can gain insight and empathy into the world of someone who does. When it comes to children’s books, inclusion matters, and no one knows that better than parents of a child with a disability who has spent hours combing shelves trying to find a book that relates to their child. Many of the books on this list were written by parents of children with disabilities who wanted to see their children, and children like them,...
Are viruses alive is a tricky question that has caused a some debate over the years. The general view is that viruses are not alive. They don’t respire, convert nutrients into energy or excrete waste products like organisms we class as being alive do. Viruses can’t even reproduce without taking over another living cell. Once a virus has infected a host cell, it takes over the machinery of the cell to create more virus! If we compare viruses to a bacteria, bacteria can reproduce independently outside a host, but viruses cannot survive without a host, and usually can’t last long on a surface. 4 reasons a virus is not alive Viruses don’t have cells like other organisms. They have a...
Shadows are formed when light hits an object it cannot travel through. When you see your own shadow on a sunny day, your body has blocked light from the sun. Light travels in straight lights and so cannot bend around your body, which is why you see a shadow. Shadows change shape during the day as the position of the sun changes in the sky. In the morning and evening when the sun is low shadows are longer than when the sun is high in the sky! Uses of shadows Sundials have an arm which forms a shadow. The shadow of the sundial arm changes position as the Earth turns throughout the day. They can be used to tell the...
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals / WikimediaWas Charles Darwin a one-hit wonder? According to scientists who take a gene’s-eye view of evolution, the 19th-century English naturalist contributed one crucial idea to understanding how species change: natural selection, or “design without a designer”. However, a book of Darwin’s that is little read by modern evolutionists – The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals – turns out to contain valuable lessons for scientists seeking to understand how and why humans do what we do. Published 150 years ago, the book has long bemused scientific readers because it hardly mentions natural selection. Instead, it puts how organisms behave at the heart of evolutionary adaptation – an idea...
The Heart Rehab ExperimentStarla DeKruyfPublication date: May 10th 2022Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Pete Redd used to have it all: a solid marriage, two spirited daughters, a fancy home, and a career as a top realtor at a big agency in L.A. He was happy, he was fulfilled. Until a recurrence with cancer took the life of his wife, and along with it—his purpose for existence. Fast forward six months. Newlywed Tess Cavanaugh is tired of her freeloading dad lounging around her house dressed in her fluffy pink robe, his morose mood, and most recently—his constant interference of her sex life and plans to start a family. Desperate, Tess hires self-help author and Interventionist of a successful program, Jules Sweeney...
