Mary Kay Carson
Author of The Magic School Bus Presents Ocean Adventure
About the Author
Award-winning author Mary Kay Carson has written many nonfiction books for young people and their teachers. In 2009, she received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Children's Literature Award.
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Works by Mary Kay Carson
The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane with 21 Activities Exploring the Science and History of… (2003) 139 copies, 2 reviews
The Underground Railroad for Kids: From Slavery to Freedom with 21 Activities (2005) 90 copies, 3 reviews
Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass (Scientists in the Field Series) (2015) 56 copies, 2 reviews
What Sank the World's Biggest Ship?: And Other Questions About the Titanic (Good Question!) (2012) 55 copies
Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard (2014) 54 copies, 2 reviews
Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight?: And Other Questions About...The American Revolution (Good Question!) (2012) 48 copies
How Many Planets Circle the Sun?: And Other Questions about Our Solar System (Good Question!) (2014) 43 copies
What Was Your Dream, Dr. King?: And Other Questions About... Martin Luther King Jr. (Good Question!) (2013) 40 copies, 3 reviews
Beyond the Solar System: Exploring Galaxies, Black Holes, Alien Planets, and More; A History with 21 Activities (For… (2013) 40 copies, 2 reviews
How Strong Is an Ant?: And Other Questions about Bugs and Insects (Good Question!) (2014) 32 copies, 1 review
Why Couldn’t Susan B. Anthony Vote?: And Other Questions About Women's Suffrage (Good Question!) (2015) 27 copies
Weather Projects for Young Scientists: Experiments and Science Fair Ideas (2007) 22 copies, 1 review
Alexander Graham Bell for Kids: His Life and Inventions, with 21 Activities (For Kids series) (2018) 17 copies, 1 review
Which Way to Freedom?: And Other Questions About the Underground Railroad (Good Question!) (2015) 16 copies
Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide (2023) 14 copies
Wildlife Ranger Action Guide: Track, Spot & Provide Healthy Habitat for Creatures Close to Home (2020) 8 copies
How Materials Work 2 copies
Scholastic Technology: Quick & Easy Internet Activities for the One-Computer Classroom: SPACE (Grades 3-6) (2001) 2 copies
Audubon Adventures: Sharing the Earth (Classroom Resource Manual with Hands-On Activities 2004-2005) (2004) 2 copies
Bugs and Insects 1 copy
The Underground Ralroad 1 copy
Bugs and Insects--Questions! 1 copy
Eat Right to B e Your Best 1 copy
Surviving Household Dangers 1 copy
Conduciendo en Marte 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Carson, Mary Kay
- Legal name
- Carson, Mary Kay
- Birthdate
- 1964-11-18
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Everett, Washington, USA
- Places of residence
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Everett, Washington, USA (birth)
La Peñita Arriba, Dominican Republic - Education
- University of Kansas (BS|Biology|1987)
New York University - Occupations
- author
writer
ESL teacher
National Marine Fisheries Service Observer
lab and research assistant
editor - Relationships
- Uhlman, Tom (husband)
- Organizations
- Peace Corps
Scholastic
National Audubon Society - Short biography
- Mary Kay Carson is an award-winning children’s nonfiction author. She began her writing career working on the classroom magazine SuperScience at Scholastic in New York City and has been a full-time freelance writer for the past fifteen years. The author has written more than thirty books for young people about wildlife, space, weather, nature, and history. Her recent non-fiction titles include The Bat Scientists; Emi and the Rhino Scientist, about the Cincinnati Zoo's famous rhino mom; Exploring the Solar System, recipient of the 2009 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Children’s Literature Award; The Wright Brothers for Kids; Inside Tornadoes; and the Far-Out Guide to the Solar System series. The author also gives presentations at schools and libraries about space, animals, history, and writing. Mary Kay and her photographer husband Tom Uhlman live in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood with their dog, Ruby. For more information go to: www.marykaycarson.com.
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Alexander Graham Bell invented not only the telephone, but also early versions of the phonograph, the metal detector, airplanes, and hydrofoil boats. This Scottish immigrant was also a pioneering speech teacher and a champion of educating those with hearing impairments, work he felt was his most important contribution to society. Bell worked with famous Americans such as Helen Keller and aviators Glenn Curtiss and Samuel P. Langley, and his inventions competed directly with those of Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers.… (more)
This book has three distinct sections. First, a guide to observing nature. Second, as a logbook of nature sightings. Third, as a reference guide for birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, and fish.
I appreciated the geographic information in the reference section.
The physical book is pleasing with its soft flexible cover, metal-edged corners, and color-coded pages.
I appreciated the geographic information in the reference section.
The physical book is pleasing with its soft flexible cover, metal-edged corners, and color-coded pages.
Librarians, this is the book you've been waiting for to update your outdated solar system shelf with the latest word on Pluto. Mission to Pluto is comprehensive, covering Pluto's discovery, early observation, and exploration and early science results from New Horizons. It's all wrapped in an exciting narrative about the encounter, featuring the voices of several scientists and engineers from the mission, including Alan Stern, Alice Bowman, and Fran Bagenal. The book does a good job of confining the tiresome planethood debate to a single page, and spending the rest of its 72 pages on the exciting adventure and fantastic science of the New Horizons mission to Pluto...and beyond.… (more)
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- Works
- 94
- Members
- 2,616
- Popularity
- #9,812
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 56
- ISBNs
- 269
- Languages
- 4
In Beyond the Solar System, author Mary Kay Carson traces the evolution of humankind’s astronomical knowledge, from the realization that we are not at the center of the universe to recent telescopic proof of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. In addition to its engaging history, this book contains 21 hands-on projects to further explore the subjects discussed. Readers will build a three-dimensional representation of the constellation Orion, model the warping of space-time caused by a black hole, see how the universe expands using an inflating balloon, and construct a reflecting telescope out of a makeup mirror and a magnifying glass. Beyond the Solar System also includes minibiographies of famous astronomers, a time line of major scientific discoveries, a suggested reading list, a glossary of technical terms, and a list of websites for further exploration.… (more)