Anita Sanchez

Jan 16, 2024 | fromthemixedupfiles.com | Anita Sanchez |Jennifer Swanson |Jo Watson Hackl

Leeches, bedbugs, and plagues! These books focus on some of the plants, pests, and parasites that share our home and, in some cases, our body. The possibilities are endless for bug-filled classroom discussions and activities! A mix of conversational text and graphic panels takes readers on a world-wide tour of the best-known plagues and pandemics from ancient times to our current era. Highlights include the black death, smallpox, cholera, polio, Ebola, SARS, and Covid 19.

Jan 9, 2024 | fromthemixedupfiles.com | Anita Sanchez |Jennifer Swanson |Jo Watson Hackl

Leeches, bedbugs, and plagues! These books focus on some of the plants, pests, and parasites that share our home and, in some cases, our body. Bugged: How Insects Changed History by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Robert LeightonThis book is filled with “death, disease, and disgusting details…” There are bugs that swarm, bugs that devour crops, and bugs that transmit plagues. There are also stories about insects that have built entire industries (think: silkworms, honeybees).

Oct 23, 2023 | sonderbooks.com | Anita Sanchez

The Forest in the SeaSeaweed Solutions to Planetary Problems Review posted October 23, 2023. Holiday House, 2023. 92 pages. Review written April 11, 2023, from a library book. This is another example of a children's book that taught me all kinds of science I didn't know. In this case, it's the science of seaweed. The book begins with a story of cows on Prince Edward Island whose lives - and milk - got better when they had seaweed added to their food.

Feb 11, 2023 | beyondthemic.com | Anita Sanchez |Sean Dillon

Welcome Anita:We’re joined on the Starline by award-winning science writer of “In Praise of Poison Ivy”, “The Teeth of the Lion”, “Itch” and many more. Her latest book is “Meltdown: Discover Earth’s Irreplaceable Glaciers and Learn What You Can Do to Save Them.” We welcome Anita Sanchez. Anita, let’s go Beyond the Mic. In “Meltdown”, you talk about the current issues with glaciers and what a world without glaciers would look like. Why was this topic important to you?