JenSwanBooks STEM Author
@jenswanbooks.bsky.social
#STEM #Author of 45kids books: Spacecare,Astronaut-Aquanaut,Footprints Across the Planet. BRAIN GAMES w/NGKids Creator Solve It for Kids Science #podcast https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/
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Always wanted to write #nonfiction #kidlit? I will, once again, be faculty at @boydsmills.bsky.social (formerly Highlights) co-teaching a mini-workshop with the amazing @jenswanbooks.bsky.social!
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February 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Always wanted to write #nonfiction #kidlit? I will, once again, be faculty at @boydsmills.bsky.social (formerly Highlights) co-teaching a mini-workshop with the amazing @jenswanbooks.bsky.social!
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🤩 📚 From black hole theory to a butterfly’s “goo” phase: Explore 11 recommended reads from kid lit experts @mahnazdar.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social. Plus, recommendations for picking great STEM books for youth: buff.ly/sLfesi1
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🤩 📚 From black hole theory to a butterfly’s “goo” phase: Explore 11 recommended reads from kid lit experts @mahnazdar.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social. Plus, recommendations for picking great STEM books for youth: buff.ly/sLfesi1
Love science, history, and inventions? This book is for you! If you want to check out our book, too, click HERE: jenniferswansonbooks.com/the-atlas-ob... #stembooksforkids #sciencerocks #history #inventions
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Love science, history, and inventions? This book is for you! If you want to check out our book, too, click HERE: jenniferswansonbooks.com/the-atlas-ob... #stembooksforkids #sciencerocks #history #inventions
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Explore new books by @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @alicebmcginty.bsky.social and many more at my Earth Reads Bookshop for your holiday shopping! bookshop.org/shop/EarthRe...
Earth Reads Bookshop
Earth Reads is run by Nancy Castaldo. Nancy writes books for curious readers that inform, inspire, and empower.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Explore new books by @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social @alicebmcginty.bsky.social and many more at my Earth Reads Bookshop for your holiday shopping! bookshop.org/shop/EarthRe...
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From black hole theory to a butterfly’s “goo” phase: Explore 11 recommended reads from kid lit experts @mahnazdar.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social. Plus, recommendations for picking great STEM books for youth. 🤩 📚
2025’s Best Science Books For Kids
Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year's best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
From black hole theory to a butterfly’s “goo” phase: Explore 11 recommended reads from kid lit experts @mahnazdar.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social. Plus, recommendations for picking great STEM books for youth. 🤩 📚
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You can't go wrong with these recommendations from @jenswanbooks.bsky.social and @mahnazdar.bsky.social for the @scifri.bsky.social 2025 Best Science Books for Kids list! There is something for every reader. #EduSky
From black hole theory to a butterfly’s “goo” phase: Explore 11 recommended reads from kid lit experts @mahnazdar.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social. Plus, recommendations for picking great STEM books for youth. 🤩 📚
2025’s Best Science Books For Kids
Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year's best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You can't go wrong with these recommendations from @jenswanbooks.bsky.social and @mahnazdar.bsky.social for the @scifri.bsky.social 2025 Best Science Books for Kids list! There is something for every reader. #EduSky
Thrilled to be an author sponsor of @kidlittv.bsky.social
Check out the book trailer for my @atlasobscura.com book with @workmanpub.bsky.social !! #sciencerocks #kidlit #womeninstem
Check out the book trailer for my @atlasobscura.com book with @workmanpub.bsky.social !! #sciencerocks #kidlit #womeninstem
✨🎬 Watch our featured book trailer for the @atlasobscura.com EXPLORER’S GUIDE to INVENTING THE WORLD by Dylan Thuras & @jenswanbooks.bsky.social, illus by Ruby Fresson, to find out more about this exploration of the world’s most interesting inventions & discoveries! 📚❤️ www.kidlit.tv/featured-boo...
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thrilled to be an author sponsor of @kidlittv.bsky.social
Check out the book trailer for my @atlasobscura.com book with @workmanpub.bsky.social !! #sciencerocks #kidlit #womeninstem
Check out the book trailer for my @atlasobscura.com book with @workmanpub.bsky.social !! #sciencerocks #kidlit #womeninstem
Thanks for the shout out! Thrilled to be in such good company with the fab @mstewartscience.bsky.social ! #sciencerocks #kidslovenonfiction
Look for these two excellent new children's science books exploring the worlds of carbon and the rain forest! @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2025/11/10/n...
New science books
From Bam! to Burp!: A Carbon Atom’s Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and You! by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens (Charlesbridge, 40 pages, grades 1-4). The st…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks for the shout out! Thrilled to be in such good company with the fab @mstewartscience.bsky.social ! #sciencerocks #kidslovenonfiction
Thrilled for my interview with the fabulous @fuse8.bsky.social! @charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #stem #womeninstem 🧪 #kidlit
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A
In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thrilled for my interview with the fabulous @fuse8.bsky.social! @charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #stem #womeninstem 🧪 #kidlit
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
Thanks so much for featuring my book @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social !!! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thanks so much for featuring my book @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social !!! @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
Thanks so much for the interview @fuse8.bsky.social! It's so fun to see you promote this as a great story to make people smile. We so need that these days. Yay for #scientists! @chuckieb111.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere with @jenswanbooks.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/15/b...
Book Trailer Premiere: 3 Weeks in the Rainforest and a Q&A with Jennifer Swanson Q&A
In need of a picker upper? How about a book for kids that documents how Field Museum scientists do fieldwork to save the Amazon rainforest? A talk and a trailer premiere.
afuse8production.slj.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thanks so much for the interview @fuse8.bsky.social! It's so fun to see you promote this as a great story to make people smile. We so need that these days. Yay for #scientists! @chuckieb111.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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Solar conjunction for our Europa spacecraft is now over! While we did not uplink commands for about 10 days, we were getting some telemetry confirming yhr health of the vehicle. The team is now back in the driver seat! To check out the current location of Clipper:
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Eyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPL
Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Solar conjunction for our Europa spacecraft is now over! While we did not uplink commands for about 10 days, we were getting some telemetry confirming yhr health of the vehicle. The team is now back in the driver seat! To check out the current location of Clipper:
eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...
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Day 2 of my Atlas Obscuras Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World tour! I met with sooo many amazing students, teachers, and educators. Plus a stop at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @workmanpubkids.bsky.social for setting this up! #sciencerocks #readingrocks #stembooksforkids
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Day 2 of my Atlas Obscuras Explorer's Guide to Inventing the World tour! I met with sooo many amazing students, teachers, and educators. Plus a stop at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @workmanpubkids.bsky.social for setting this up! #sciencerocks #readingrocks #stembooksforkids
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5 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors w/new STEM books releasing in October. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @meganclendenan.bsky.social @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @shrurao.bsky.social @carlamooney25.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction 📚👍
The Picture Book Buzz - October 2025 Interview with STEAM Team Books Members
Five fantastic STEAM Team Books authors share their inspiration and insights into their five STEM picture books releasing in October 2025.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
5 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors w/new STEM books releasing in October. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @meganclendenan.bsky.social @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @shrurao.bsky.social @carlamooney25.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction 📚👍
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Congrats, @jenswanbooks.bsky.social !
#kidlit #books #STEAMTeamBooks
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#kidlit #books #STEAMTeamBooks
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Congratulations, Jen Swanson, on Atlas Obscura!
Thank you so much for sharing the recent release of Atlas Obscura: The Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World with us! Young readers lov...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just me, hanging with my "Lil Fri" enjoying the outdoors and learning about leaves. (See the one clutched in her little hand? She held it for awhile). 😊
You're never to young to start loving science! @scifri.bsky.social
You're never to young to start loving science! @scifri.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Just me, hanging with my "Lil Fri" enjoying the outdoors and learning about leaves. (See the one clutched in her little hand? She held it for awhile). 😊
You're never to young to start loving science! @scifri.bsky.social
You're never to young to start loving science! @scifri.bsky.social
So excited to have signed my UP PERISCOPE! book at the Library of Congress #nationalbookfestival with @veronicajamisonart.bsky.social Thank you so much Arkansas State Library for choosing UP PERISCOPE! my book about the #usnavy #hiddenfigure Raye Montague, as an Arkansas Gem and Great Reads book!
September 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
So excited to have signed my UP PERISCOPE! book at the Library of Congress #nationalbookfestival with @veronicajamisonart.bsky.social Thank you so much Arkansas State Library for choosing UP PERISCOPE! my book about the #usnavy #hiddenfigure Raye Montague, as an Arkansas Gem and Great Reads book!
If you're in the DC area, come on out to the @smithsonian to meet me and learn about the AWESOME new book I co-wrote with Dylan Thuras! #familyfun #stembooksforkids #stemactivities @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you're in the DC area, come on out to the @smithsonian to meet me and learn about the AWESOME new book I co-wrote with Dylan Thuras! #familyfun #stembooksforkids #stemactivities @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
Woo hoo! Many thanks @slj.com for the awesome review of our new book!! Link to full review in comments. #stembooksforkids #kidsbookstagram #kidslovenonfiction @atlasobscura.com @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Woo hoo! Many thanks @slj.com for the awesome review of our new book!! Link to full review in comments. #stembooksforkids #kidsbookstagram #kidslovenonfiction @atlasobscura.com @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to my new book: The Atlas Obscura Explorers Guide to Inventing the World!! I am so thrilled to have been a coauthor on this book w/Dylan Thuras.
If you love science, engineering, and history, this is the book for you! @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com #sciencerocks
If you love science, engineering, and history, this is the book for you! @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com #sciencerocks
August 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Happy Book Birthday to my new book: The Atlas Obscura Explorers Guide to Inventing the World!! I am so thrilled to have been a coauthor on this book w/Dylan Thuras.
If you love science, engineering, and history, this is the book for you! @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com #sciencerocks
If you love science, engineering, and history, this is the book for you! @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com #sciencerocks
I can't believe its been 3 years since this book came out. Tons of kids have been inspired to consider what type of impact they will have on the planet. Share yours below!! #kidlit #stembooks
August 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I can't believe its been 3 years since this book came out. Tons of kids have been inspired to consider what type of impact they will have on the planet. Share yours below!! #kidlit #stembooks
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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August 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
One of my favorite #STEMbooks of the year! Excellent job of using different types of media to make this complicated topic accessible for readers of all ages. #KidsLoveNonfiction @steamteambooks.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social
🎉Happy book birthday to The Doomsday Detectives: How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction!
💻 Use discount code SPRING25 at checkout to get 25% off your purchase of the book: www.leeandlow.com/books/the-do...
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💻 Use discount code SPRING25 at checkout to get 25% off your purchase of the book: www.leeandlow.com/books/the-do...
🎉Learn more: www.leeandlow.com/blog/new-rel...
August 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
One of my favorite #STEMbooks of the year! Excellent job of using different types of media to make this complicated topic accessible for readers of all ages. #KidsLoveNonfiction @steamteambooks.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social
Thank you @scbwi.bsky.social for inviting me to be a part of your Summer Conference. I had TONS of fun talking about STEAM nonfiction books with all of the awesome attendees. #KidsLoveNonfiction #steambooks #stembooksforkids #STEMBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social Read on for awesome mentor texts!
August 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thank you @scbwi.bsky.social for inviting me to be a part of your Summer Conference. I had TONS of fun talking about STEAM nonfiction books with all of the awesome attendees. #KidsLoveNonfiction #steambooks #stembooksforkids #STEMBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social Read on for awesome mentor texts!