Take a peek at the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their Disney-designed mascot at the WASP WWII Museum. Read More
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Flying with Fifinella: A Visit to the WASP Museum
Tag Archives: History
Timeless Tales of Ancient Greeks: ‘I Am Hermes!’ Picture Book
Hermes is the mischievous and likable messenger of the Ancient Greek gods, bringing music, medicine, and laughter to humans. In this bright picture book by award winner Mordicai Gerstein, children can meet this fun character. Read More
10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’
Reading Time: 7 minutes Image Credit: BBC They Shall Not Grow Old is Peter Jackson’s documentary debut, the result of over 4 years of research, filmmaker magic, and creative efforts that resulted from a request Jackson received from Britain’s Imperial War Museum and the 14-18-NOW commission, which is the British government’s arts program commemorating the centenary (or,… Read More
Between the Bookends: 8 Books We Read in September 2018
With our children back in school for a new year of learning, Sophie, Kay, Lisa, and Rebecca share some of their latest reads. Read More
40 Inspiring Icons: Bitesize Biographies of Famous Figures
The 40 Inspiring Icons series is a collection of books that introduce 40 people or groups who are famous in their field. Read More
‘National Parks of the USA’ Will Make You Want to Explore America
‘National Parks of the USA’ by Kate Siber explores the 59 national parks one by one, showcasing their heritage, geology, ecology, and more. Read More
Explore and Learn About Ancient Egypt With ‘Egyptians’
‘Egyptians’ is a part-roll-and-move, part-trivia board game that is designed to teach you and your family about Ancient Egypt in a fun and engaging manner. Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in Feb-March 2018
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Mel dives into hard science and softer fantasy, Anika explores the world of personality psychology, and Sophie learns about Air Force One and creative writing. Read More
8 Empowering and Inspiring Books for Your IWD Reading List
Today is International Women’s Day and we have put together an IWD reading list for you. This list contains a mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles, but they all have one thing in common, messages to inspire women of all ages, races, and backgrounds. Read More
On Historical Diversity and Writing Fiction: An Interview With Historian E.H. Kern
Historian E.H. Kern has some thoughts. Behold—here they are. Read More
Myke Cole: On Historical Diversity and Writing Fiction
Gentleman, scholar, author, Hunter, and cat whisperer Myke Cole talks historical diversity and fiction with GeekMom Shiri. Read More
Happy Valentine… er Wolf-entines Day?
Every year the same thing happens: the evergreens come down, the hearts go up. Time to party with the wolves! Read More
‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row
‘Timeline’ is a cute card game that’s all about getting your dates in a row. Read More
History Books for Kids: Rad Women and Bayeux
Karen shares two books perfect for young fans of history, and excellent last minute holiday gifts Read More
A Hamil-ton of Gifts for Your A. Ham Fan
Shopping for gifts for a Hamilton fan? (Or yourself–we won’t tell.) We have plenty of ideas! Read More
As Un-American as Apple Pie
Apples from Kazakhstan, wheat from Iraq, and lard from Spain. Is there anything from America in an American Apple Pie? History and food nerds need to share this at your Thanksgiving feast. Read More
Talk Like a Pirate: Family History Time
Talk Like a Pirate Day is merely a starter for the Language of My Foremothers. Talking the talk is fun, but knowing your heritage is even better. Read More
‘Timeline’ and ‘CardLine’: Quick Games That Teach You Something
I like to challenge myself by testing what I know, and if I get to learn something new in the process, all the better. That’s why I love trivia games. But straight trivia games (‘Trivial Pursuit’ and the like) aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. That’s why I look for games that add some other features or sophistication to the straight facts. Asmodee Games offers exactly that in its ‘Timeline’ and ‘CardLine’ games. Read More
‘Science Comics’: ‘Coral Reefs’ and ‘Dinosaurs’
Kids will be engaged and enjoy learning about dinosaurs and coral reefs with ‘Science Comics.’ Read More
Hamilton: The Story of a Musical and My Six-Year-Old
Growing up, music and musical theater gave me a home and community. Hamilton is helping me gift my son an entrance into this community by using his musical as well as intellectual interests. Read More
