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Teresa Robeson @teresarobeson.com · 07/02/2026

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! boydsmills.org/workshop/wri...

Graphic of Teresa Robeson and Jen Swanson for the “Writing Nonfiction: Hooking Your Readers and Finding Success” mini workshop on the evenings of May 19 and May 21, 2026”

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

🤩 📚 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

A graphic depicting four of Science Friday's picks of the best science books for kids in 2025.

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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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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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Sandy Roberts @kaleidoscopesci.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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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Greg Dubos @astroptere.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

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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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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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

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

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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!

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 03/08/2025

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

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The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

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

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

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!

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Looking for ways to use #sciencebooks in your #classroom? Check out this video that highlights the amazing ways one awesome teacher used a couple of my #STEMBooks. Thanks Ms. Erika! You ROCK! #sciencerocks #teachers @steamteambooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Calling all #nonfiction kidlit writers. Join me at the SCBWI summer virtual conference to learn the 3 C's in crafting interesting and exciting STEAM manuscripts that will engage readers of all ages and (hopefully) also agents or editors. Spots are still available. Sign up now! @scbwi.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Love #science and #history? THIS is the book for you! Enjoy an exciting and intriguing exploration of the world’s most interesting technologies, inventions, and scientific discoveries in this illustrated STEM-oriented book. GREAT for curious kids PRE-ORDER NOW with the @barnesandnoble.com code!!

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STEAMTeamBooks @steamteambooks.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

What inspired YOU to become an author?

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

That time when I was asked to speak about how my time at the U.S. Naval Academy inspired me to become an author. #USNA #authorlife #writers www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQtd... 🧪 #science

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Becoming Blue & Gold: Jennifer Swanson '90

YouTube video by USNA Alumni Association & Foundation

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Carolyn B. Fraiser @carolynbfraiser.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

MOON TREE made a showing at the Reycraft Books booth at the #ALAConference in Philadelphia this week! So much fun seeing it next to books by @annettewhipple.bsky.social and @jenswanbooks.bsky.social ! Thank you Kaitlin Sikes for sending me the photo! 🥰

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Good morning. We are open and it’s going to be hot! -Sally

Books don’t just go with you. They take you where you’ve never been.

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Jessica Ralli @jessicaralli.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Looking forward to #alaac25 and sharing best practices for #freedomtoreadstorytimes with an amazing panel @thetututeacher.bsky.social, Pat Scales and Rachel Payne @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

THRILLED that my book, UP Periscope!, illus by @veronicajamisonart.bsky.social is the Arkansas' 2025 Great Reads Selection for the The Library of Congress National Book Festival! AND, I get to go there to sign it in the Arkansas booth #sciencerocks #stembooksforkids #WomenInSTEM #KidsLoveNonfiction

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Looking to start writing nonfiction books for kids? We can help! I'm excited to be teaching this course with the awesome Christine Taylor-Butler and guest editor Eileen Robinson virtually through @highlightsfound.bsky.social . Join us for some nonfiction writing fun! @steamteambooks.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Want to learn more about space exploration? And the #Artemis mission? Check out this book! It's perfect for summer reading @cylev.bsky.social @peachtreepub #space #kidlit #stem @steamteambooks.bsky.social #sciencebooks jenniferswansonbooks.com/who-owns-the...

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Federico Erebia @federicoerebia.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

This Friday May 9th, I will participate in a FREE read-a-thon featuring 20 acclaimed authors from across the US. Register with the QR codes in the video, or use these links: bit.ly/Read-In-am bit.ly/Read-In-pm @authorsabb.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social @portersqbooks.bsky.social #kidlit

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My new book about amazing scientists at the Field Museum received a Junior Gold Standard selection! Thanks so much, JLG!! Coming from @charlesbridge.bsky.social October 2025. @steamteambooks.bsky.social #stembookforkids #womeninstem 🧪 PREORDER HERE--> lnkd.in/efsPajJA

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I am BEYOND thrilled to reveal the cover of my new book with @atlasobscura.com and @workmanpubkids.bsky.social Following up on the New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid, here is a globe-spanning history of invention like no other.

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Alison Pearce Stevens @alisonpstevens.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is super cool! Want to know more about Ashfall and what it tells us about the ancient past? Check out RHINOS IN NEBRASKA! #kidlit #paleontology @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @akaweiss.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

Orange and black book cover showing two rhinos charging the viewer. Two rhinos and a saber-toothed deer walk in front of an erupting volcano. RHINOS IN NEBRASKA title in yellow, author Alison Pearce Stevens listed at the bottom.

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Follow along with the Field Museum's Rapid Inventory Team as they collaborate with local Indigenous Peoples, organizations, and governments to help protect a very special area of the Amazon Rainforest! PREORDER NOW! @charlesbridge.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidsbooks #conservation 🧪

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