Scary Science: by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone

With Halloween coming up...I know, it's still September, but it won't be for long...I'll bet you're already starting to search the web for great Halloween themed stories, activities and recipes. Here's a recipe that you might not have thought of, Scary Science:  25 Creepy Experiments by Shar Levine & Leslie Johnstone. For starters, kids can learn how to create that squeaky door sound. You'll have to wait for the ad to run through, but stick with.  Shar has some great tips for creep Halloween fun.  And, with more than 70 books under her belt, Shar is the go to Science Lady for all sorts of occasions. Check out this interview clip she did with The Vancouver Sun Newspaper recently. Shar Levine, Scary Science

Celebrate Science! is coming. Don't miss it!

Calling all Teachers, Librarians, and Parents in or near Vancouver

Celebrate Science! A BC Sciencefest for Teachers, Librarians and Parents in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010
8:30-a.m. to 12:30 noon.

The event supports the work of the Canadian Children's Book Centre, a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the reading of Canadian books for youth.

Keynote speaker is the amazing astronomer Dr. Jaymie Matthews! Learn more about science and about new science books for kids and teens from a stellar line up of BC science writers--Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone, Cora Lee, Deborah Hodge, Adrienne Mason, Claire Eamer, Paula Johanson, Maggie Devries, Tanya Kyi, Avis Harley and Fiona Bayrock.  You also welcome to visit the Canadian Children's Book Centre book collection found in the UBC Education Library.

Don't miss the opportunity to meet authors, learn about science and science books for kids & teens, and for an exclusive tour of the new Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia which is home of the Blue Whale skeleton.http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/
For more information, contact:

Jo-Anne Naslund, Instructional Programs Librarian Education Library
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6T 1Z4
Tel. 604-822-0940  FAX 604-822-5378
jnaslund@interchange.ubc.ca