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Explore Rocks and Minerals!
Have you ever wondered what those sparkly specks in the piece of gravel in your driveway might be? Or why some crystals grow so big? In Explore Rocks and Minerals! kids can try activities that will help them figure out the answers, from testing minerals and making crystals, to making yummy models of the earth and volcanic meringue cookies. Explore Rocks and Minerals! presents an in-depth discussion of how minerals form, teaching readers ages 6–9 all about some of the most interesting and most common minerals. It also explores how and why the earth changes, including the rock cycles of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Finally, the book introduces kids to fossils and what they tell us about the past, and how to start their own collections of rocks, minerals, and fossils.
"I recommend this fun and educational introduction to the science of Geology.”
—Marc L. Wilson, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
“This is a terrific introduction to an exciting science, one that appeals to kids at an early
age! I will certainly enjoy Explore Rocks and Minerals with my grandson (third-generation
geologist?) when he is a little older.” —R.A. (Bud) Wobus, Williams College
“A great book with accurate, factual information about geology coupled with
easy-to-do and instructive exercises. A worthwhile addition for families and
teachers alike!”—Matt Nyman, PhD, The University of New Mexico
Books
Anderson, Alan, Gwen Diehn,and Terry Krautwurst.
Geology Crafts for Kids: 50 Nifty Projects to Explore the
Marvels of Planet Earth. New York: Sterling, 1998.
Blobaum, Cindy and Michael Kline. Geology Rocks!:
50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth.
Vermont:Williamson Publishing Company, 1999.
Bonewitz, Ronald Louis. Rock and Gem.
New York: DK Smithsonian, 2008.
Farndon, John. The Complete Guide to Rocks & Minerals.
Massachusetts: World Publications Group, 2007.
Farndon, John. How the Earth Works.
New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1999.
Pough, Frederick H. Peterson First Guide to Rocks
and Minerals. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company,1991.
Symes, R.F. and R.R Harding. Crystal and Gem. New York:
DK Children, 2007.
Ward, David. Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks).
DK Adult, 2002.
Web Sites
U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.)
The City Rocks! Explore the Hidden World of Building Stone
The story of the Haddonfield “Bone Wars”
Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology
Science News for Kids
The Story of the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian
Mineral Information Institute
Museums
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History,
Washington, D.C.
University of California Museum of Paleontology
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Mineralogical Museum at Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
Yale University Peabody Museum of Natural History
Franklin Mineral Museum,
Franklin, NJ
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture,
Seattle, WA
Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum, Phoenix, AZ
The Mineral Museum of Michigan
The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
Mineral and Fossil Museums, Exhibits, and Displays in
the USA
Bryan Stone has worked on a variety of professional comics and illustration projects, including drawings for Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center and a monthly, three page, comic called Onion Head for Bash Magazine. Bryan also self-publishes his comic book, Frogherder. Bryan moved from Alabama to New England so that he could attend The Center for Cartoon Studies. Bryan and his wife, Amanda Ann, live in White River Junction, Vermont. For more information visit his website, www.bryan-stone.com
Try this activity to get an idea of how a fossil forms but remember NEVER pour plaster down the sink!
Explore Transportation! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
Explore Transportation! travels on an adventure through time and around the globe to learn about the history and science of transportation. From camels to jet engines, pigeons to
submarines, young readers will explore the unusual and exciting ways that civilizations old and new have moved people, information, and objects from place to place.
Twenty-five easy-to-follow projects require minimal adult supervision and use primarily common household products and recycled supplies. Kids ages 6–9 will have so much fun with Explore Transportation! they won’t even realize they’re learning about history, science, math, culture, and geography along the way. Projects range from making a homemade compass and fl ying a miniparachute, to deciphering Morse code and locating the
North Star. Exploring the evolution of the simple wheel all the way to the sophisticated and complex spaceship, kids will discover that imagination has the power to create
huge changes in our world. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Transportation!, and have a great time discovering all the ways we get around.
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Booklist February 2010 — This overview of transportation, with its easy-to-read print and cheerful, cartoon-style artwork, will have immediate appeal. Once they delve more deeply, readers will find a book that’s broadly well organized….. plenty of hits, and with so much information and ideas to pore through, readers should find something to interest them.
“Nothing has defined our modern existence more effectively than our ability to travel on land, sea, and air, as well as to move into space. Explore Transportation! shows how we have come to this point in our highly mobile society, tracing the history of transportation and offering easy to understand and complete activities that children of all ages will enjoy and learn from.” —Roger D. Launius, Ph.D., Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
“A fantastic introduction to the fascinating, ever-changing world of transportation. The combination of hands-on activities and interesting facts make it an ideal active learning tool. My daughters would love it.” —Brian L. Smith, Associate Professor, University Director—Smart Travel Laboratory, University of Virginia
“Explore Transportation! is a delightful and engaging book for elementary school age children, helping them understand how transportation plays a vital part in everyday life for them and millions of people around the world. Filled with facts, pictures, and fun things to do, children will enjoy seeing how transportation has evolved over time and how important it is in moving people and goods from one place to another, whether by horse, bicycle, auto, train, boat, plane, or spaceship.” —Robert S. Foyle, P.E., The Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University
“Combining a sense of humor with valuable educational insights, Explore Transportation! introduces young children to the fascinating world of transportation. From an early age kids are naturally drawn to all modes of moving around. Explore Transportation! brings the topic to life and promises to inspire a new generation of students for my classes in transportation policy and technology.” —Professor Daniel Sperling, Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
“Offers a concise exploration of transportation and how it has affected the human race. The universal idea of travel gives way to new inventions and Kjelle interprets them all. —James Vannurden, Director/Curator, National Museum of Roller Skating
BOOKS
Benson, Joseph: The Traveler's Guide to Pony Express. Helena, Montana: Falcon Press, 1995.
Bingham, Caroline, and Trevor Lord. Big Book of Transportation. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006.
Branley, Franklyn M. Think Metric! New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972.
Brimmer, Larry Dane. Subway: The Story of Tunnels, Tubes, and Tracks. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004.
Carson, Mary Kay. The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 2003.
Casanellas, Antonio. Great Discoveries and Inventions That Improved Transportation. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens, 1999.
Coiley, John. Eyewitness: Train. New York: DK Publishing, 2000.
Graham, Ian. Amazing Machines: Mighty Cars. Franklin Watts, 2006.
Farndon, John. 1000 Things You Should Know About Buildings and Transportation. Broomhall, PA: Mason Crest Publishers, 2003.
Hamilton, John. Transportation: A Pictorial History of the Past One Thousand Years. Edina, MN: Abdo, 2000.
Herbst, Judith. The History of Transportation (Major Inventions Through History). Minneapolis: Twenty First Century Books, 2006.
Humble, Richard. Submarines and Ships. New York: Viking, 1997.
Klaman, Bobbie and Kate Calder. Travel in the Early Days. New York: Crabtree Publishing, 2001.
Lavery, Brian. Ship: The Epic Story of Maritime Adventure. London: D.K. Publishing
Inc., 2004.
Mattern, JoAnn. Transportation: Yesterday and Today. Farmington Hills, MI, 2004.
Maynard, Christopher. I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings and Other Questions About Transportation. New York: Kingfisher Books, 1993.
McNeese, Tim. Conestogas and Stagecoaches. New York: Crestwood House, 1993.
Old, Wendie C. and Robert Andrew Parker. To Fly. Boston: Clarion Books, 2002.
Richards, John. The Big Book of Transportation. London: Brimax, 2002.
Richards, Jon. Transportation. (How Things Have Changed) North Mankato, MN: Chrysallis Education, 2005.
Santella, Andrew. Air Force One. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2003.
Steins, Richard. Transportation Milestones and Breakthroughs. Austin, Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1995.
Sutton, Richard. Eyewitness: Car. New York: DK Publishing, 2005.
Will, Sandra. Transportation Inventions:From Subways to Submarines. New York: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2006.
Williams, Brian. Transportation Technology. North Mankato, MN, 2008.
Wilson, Anthony. Visual Timeline of Transportation. New York: DK Publishing, 1995.
Woods, Michael, and Mary B.Woods. Ancient Transportation. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2000.
Websites
Advanced Transportation Technology Institute
http://www.atti-infoorg/
Boeing Air Force One Website
www.boeing.com/defense-space/military.af1/
Canoe History
http://www.waterspirits.com/history.html
Bicycle History
http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html
Famous Inventors Website
http://inventors.about.com/od/famousinventions/Famous_Invention_From_A_t...
History of railroads and maps
http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html#US
How Stuff Works: Transportation Channel
www.howstuffworks.com/transportation-chanel.htm
The Moon Landing
http://www.kidport.com/REFLIB/Science/MoonLanding/MoonLanding.htm
NASA International Space Station Website
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
National Air and Space Museum
www.nasm.si.edu
National Railroad Museum
http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org
National Railroad Historical Society
www.nrhs.com
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority
www.mta.nyc.y.us
Roller Skate Museum
http://www.rollerskatingmuseum.com
Transportation Timeline
http://inventors.about.com
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
http://www.centennialoflight.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Statistics
www.bts.gov
Bryan Stone has worked on a variety of professional comics and illustration projects, including drawings for Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center and a monthly, three page, comic called Onion Head for Bash Magazine. Bryan also self-publishes his comic book, Frogherder. Bryan moved from Alabama to New England so that he could attend The Center for Cartoon Studies. Bryan and his wife, Amanda Ann, live in White River Junction, Vermont. For more information visit his website, www.bryan-stone.com
You may not need to carry it on your head, but this papier-mâché basket is a nice way to keep or carry your belongings.
Explore Solar
Explore the Solar System! introduces kids ages 6-9 to the planets, moons, and other celestial bodies that surround our star, the sun, as well as the universe beyond. Combining a hands-on element with history and science, kids investigate solar eclipses, phases of the moon, Jupiter's rings, and what astronauts wear. Who named the stars? What is the Milky Way? Why is there night? By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore the Solar System!, and have a blast along the way
National Science Teacers Association (NSTA.org) —The inviting cover of this science book will attract the attention of young readers right from the start. Part of a series of Explorer books for readers in grades 1 through 4, the book focuses on all the interesting bodies that make up our solar system. It includes eight chapters, each packed with information, great illustrations, projects kids can do with available household products, stories about people with a connection to space, and a section on words to know. A lengthy glossary supports the text's vocabulary.
As the back cover notes: “By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and cartoons, kids explore the solar system and have blast along the way.” Among many sidebars, each chapter has one called “Out of This World” presenting a “wow” fact. For example, one says that “Venus is the only planet where the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. This is because Venus, unlike other planets, rotates in the opposite direction of the Earth.”
This is a great book to entice young readers to read more and learn a little science along the way. It would make an attractive addition to a school library
—In the Hills Magzine, A Year in Books Building your own space shuttle (complete with Canadarm) and making a delicious, Stonehenge-style solar observatory from Rice Krispie squares are just a few of the activities in this fact-packed, fun-filled children's book. Projects, games and experiments as well as terminology, mini-biographies of early astronomers, descriptions of major constellations and important space "firsts" are sure to delight budding sky-watchers aged six to ten
— Children's Literature Review Basic information about our solar system is easily absorbed through the text, inset boxes that highlight words to know, and a variety of activities. There are even a few jokes scattered here and there. Readers learn that although the Greeks believed in an Earth centric system, today we know that the Sun not the Earth is the center of our solar system. The book presents a clever way to remember the planets. A game called The Galaxy Scavenger Hunt provides a chance to learn more about our solar system. The game can be expanded to include astronomers, astronauts and anything space related. Another interesting project is the creation of an origami solar system mobile. After reading this book kids will have obtained lots of facts, trivia to amuse family and friends, and projects for rainy or lazy summer days. An added bonus is an opportunity to increase vocabularies because in addition to the words called out in the text there is a glossary at the end of the book. For those who love computer resources there are web sites and for others there is a list of science museums and planetariums. The index identifies all the activities as well as other topics addressed in the book. It is a title that could be used by teachers in the elementary grades, scout leaders and homeschoolers.
-Kahani Literary Magazine Summer 2009 Kahani regular Anita Yasuda's non-fiction book - and her first book for children - Explore the Solar System (Nomad Press, 2009) combines hands-on science, fun facts, and easy-to-follow projects that use common household products and recycled supplies. This book covers a lot of ground: readers will learn about our solar system, space travel and exploration, and the universe beyond. The whimsically-illustrated book is full of short biographies of famous scientists, space-related vocabulary words, even jokes! Explore the Solar System answers every question a space-explorer-in-training might have.
BOOKS
Branley, Franklyn M. The Planets in Our Solar System. New York: HarperTrophy, 1998.
Carson, Mary Kay. Exploring The Solar System: A History with 22 Activities. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2006.
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus in The Solar System. New York: Scholastic Press, 1992.
Dyson, Marianne J. Home on the Moon. National Geographic Children’s Book, 2003.
Gibbons, Gail. The Planets. New York: Holiday House, 2005.
Milord, Susan. Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global Folktales with Activities, Williamson Publishing Company, 1996.
Mullin,Chris. The Young Astronomer, DK Children, 1998.
Murphy, Patricia. Exploring Space with an Astronaut. New Jersey. Enslow, 2004.
Ray, H.A. Find the Constellations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Simon, Seymour. Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994.
Sohn, Emily. Space and Astronomy- Science News for Kids. New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2006.
Stott, Carole. Astronomy: Discoveries. Solar System, Stars, Universe. Boston: Kingfisher, 2003.
The New York Public Library Amazing Space: A Book of Answers for Kids. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.
Tomecek, Steve. Stars. National Geographic, 2003.
Wilson, Lynn. What’s Out There?: A book about space. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1993.
WANT TO READ MORE? TRY THESE BOOKS!
Amazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself, Delano Lopez (Nomad Press, 2008)
Don’t Know Much About the Solar System, Kenneth C. Davis (HarperTrophy, 2004)
Janice VanCleave’s the Solar System: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects, Janice VanCleave (Jossey-Bass, 2000)
First on the Moon. Barbara Hehner. (Hyperion, 2000)
My Book of Space, Ian Graham. (Kingfisher, 2001)
Finding Out About Sun, Moon, and Planets, Lynn Myring & Sheila Sowden (Usborne Explainers Series, 1982)
Opening the Space Frontier, R. Spangenburg, David Moser, and Diane Moser. (Facts on File, 1989)
Solar System, Mike Goldsmith. (Kingfisher, 2004)
The Kingfisher Young People’s Book of Space, Martin Redfern (Kingfisher, 1998)
The Solar System, Carmen Bredeson (Childrens Press, 2003)
The Solar System, Gregory L. Vogt (Twenty-First Century Books, 1995)
The Solar System, Margaret J. Goldstein (Lerner Publications, 2002)
The Solar System, Robin Kerrod (Lerner Publications, 2000)
3-D Thrillers! Solar System, Marc Tyler Nobleman (Discovery Kids Dutton Children’s Books, 2001)
DOCUMENTARIES
In The Shadow of The Moon. NASA, 2007.
WEBSITES
A Virtual Journey Into The Universe
http://Library.thinkquest.org/28327
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/tonights_sky/index.php
AstroFor Kids
www.astronomy.com/content/static/
Astronomy for Kids
www.dustbunny.com/afk
Artyastro
www.artyastro.com/main.htm
Cosmic Quest
www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest
Discovery Education
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/spacestation/
Earth and Moon Viewer
http://formilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy
HubbleSite
http://hubblesite.org
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/
Mysteries of Deep Space
www.pbs.org/deepspace
NASA: Human Space Flight
http://Spaceflight.nasa.gov/index.html
NASA Kids’ Club
www.nasagov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
NASA Science Fun
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids
NASA Space Place
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids
National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html
Science News for Kids
www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/search.asp?catid=31
Solar System Exploration
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov
Space
www.space.com
Starchild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
The Cosmos: A Search for Life
www.discovery.com/guides/space/space.html
The Exploratorium: Observatory
www.exploratorium.edu/observatory/index.html
The Space Place
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov
Views of the Solar System
www.solarviews.com
Windows to the Universe
www.windows.ucar.edu
STELLAR SCIENCE MUSEUMS & PLANETARIUMS TO VISIT
If your city is not listed, have an adult check out this fantastic link:
www.museumca.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/museumca/usa_search.cgi Enter science into the query. Then wait for your results. Maybe you’ll be able to plan a trip to one of these places soon.
*Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, Illinois
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/
*American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
http://www.amnh.org/
*California Science Center
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.nyhallsci.org/
*Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
*Center of Science and Industry
Columbus, OH
http://www.cosi.org/
*Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH
http://www.cmnh.org/
*Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Denver, CO
http://www.dmns.org/
*Fernbank Science Center
Atlanta, GA
http://fsc.fernbank.edu/
*Franklin Institute Science Museum
Philadelphia, PA
http://www2.fi.edu/
*Kopernik Observatory and Science Education Center
Vestal, NY
http://www.kopernik.org/
*Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.griffithobs.org/
*Hayden Planetarium Rose Center for Earth and Space
New York, NY
http://haydenplanetarium.org/
*New York Hall of Science
Queens, NY
http://www.nyhallsci.org/
*Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC
http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Bryan Stone has worked on a variety of professional comics and illustration projects, including drawings for Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center and a monthly, three page, comic called Onion Head for Bash Magazine. Bryan also self-publishes his comic book, Frogherder. Bryan moved from Alabama to New England so that he could attend The Center for Cartoon Studies. Bryan and his wife, Amanda Ann, live in White River Junction, Vermont. For more information visit his website, www.bryan-stone.com
Learn how an eclipse really works. Remember to never look directly at the real suna as that may damage your eyes.
Explore Egypt
Pyramids, mummies, amulets, temples, and pharaohs—Explore Ancient Egypt! brings this fascinating civilization to young readers ages 6–9 with 25 hands-on projects, activities, and games. Kids learn about ancient Egyptian homes, food, money, toys, games, makeup, clothes, kings, mummies, and more.
Projects are easy-to-follow and require primarily common household products and minimal adult supervision. Activities range from making a scarab necklace to writing in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and making King Tut sandals. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Ancient Egypt! in this accessible introduction to an incredible, ancient world.
—School Library Journal June 2008
Six chapters with colorful titles begin with facts about the topic under several subheadings… the step-by-step directions are well written, and easy to follow..the activities are creative. The book is illustrated with humorous (but not realistic) black and white cartoon art …. It will be of interest to children and their teachers as well as homeschooling families.
Drawn in by such projects as mummified apples, hieroglyphs, colorful collar necklaces, and false beards made from toilet paper tubes, our tester families thought this book held nearly as much treasure as King Tut’s tomb. Simple black-and-white drawings illustrate the 25 activities, as well as the somewhat corny jokes and unusual facts scattered throughout. —Family Fun Magazine July/August 2008
Explore Ancient Egypt! will certainly intrigue readers and have them eagerly turning the pages to check out the next activity. The sidebars with information make excellent complements. —Calliope Magazine September 2008
Books
Hart, George (consulting editor). Discoveries: Ancient Egypt. San Francisco: Fog City Press, 2003.
Mertz, Barbara. Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, revised 1978.
Mertz, Barbara. Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, revised 1978.
Pemberton, Delia. The Atlas of Ancient Egypt. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. 2005.
Ryan, Donald P. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002.
Shaw, Ian, and Paul Nicholson. The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., updated 2003.
Van Vleet, Carmella. Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself. White River Junction, Vermont: Nomad Press, 2006.
Want to read more? Try these books!
Ancient Egypt: Curious Kids Guides, Philip Steele (Kingfisher, 2002)
Ancient Egypt: DK Pockets (DK Publishing, 2003)
Ancient Egypt: Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times, Susan Altman (Children’s Press, 2002).
Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself, Carmella Van Vleet (Nomad Press, 2006).
If I Were a Kid in Ancient Egypt (Cobblestone Publishing, 2007).
Mummies Made in Egypt, Avi (HarperTrophy, 1985).
Mummies, Pyramids and Pharaohs: A Book About Ancient Egypt, Gail Gibbons (Little Brown Young Readers, 2004)
The 5,000-year-old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt, Claudia Logan (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2002).
The Magic School Bus Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt, Joanna Cole. (Scholastic Press Inc., 2001).
You Wouldn’t Want to be a Pyramid Builder, Jacqueline Morley (Franklin Watts, 2004).
Websites
A to Z Kidstuff
Animal Mummies
British Museum – Ancient Egypt
CMA Kids: Egyptomania
Cybersleuth Kids: Ancient Civilizations
History for Kids – Ancient Egypt
Pyramids: The Inside Story
The Mystery of King Tut
Museums
Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, New York)
Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania)
Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angles, California)
Michael C. Carlos Museum (Atlanta, Georgia)
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Massachusetts)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Missouri)
Rosicrucian Egyptian and Oriental Museum (San Jose, California)
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio)
The Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York)
University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, Virginia)
Alex Kim is a Cartoonist and Illustrator currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He earned an MFA from The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont and a B. Arch from The Cooper Union in New York, NY.
See more of his work at: www.thebearhead.com
Reed boats were made out of the reeds of a papyrus plant. Because the reeds were bundled together, the ends of the boat curved up.
