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 The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us. ONE SUMMER EVENING in southeastern New Mexico, I joined hundreds of people in an amphitheater high on a ledge overlooking the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns. We listened to the rangers tell us about the millions of small female brown bats who live inside the cave and raise their babies. As darkness fell the bats begin flying up out of the cave, “working moms” going off into the night to feed on insects many miles away. Later, after most people had left, I stood there with another visitor and the rangers, still watching these tiny mammals flying out of the cave. As I listened in the stillness I heard a soft liquid murmuring sound deep in the cave that I thought was water flowing. When I asked the rangers about it, they said no, it's the sound of bat wings. All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten; It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It; Uh-oh; and other writings. Robert Fulghum. Funny and touching reflections on being human by an Olympic-class wonderer. The Exploratorium offers an amazing assortment of online exhibitions and hands-on activities for educators and children of all ages who want to exercise their curiosity. Visit this web-based version of San Francisco's world-famous museum of science, art & human perception at www.exploratorium.com. You'll always find something new to explore! Their online store is also a great source of books, experiments, toys and other wonders.
Powers of Ten. Charles & Ray Eames. This genuinely mind-altering film takes you on an adventure in magnitudes, as you travel from the outer edges of the known universe to the inside of a carbon atom. To purchase the film or the interactive CD-ROM contact Pyramid Home Video at 800/421-2304 or www.pyramidmedia.com. (You can also view an animation based on this concept by visiting http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/.) Powers of Ten—A Book about the Relative Size of Things in the Universe. Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison, and The Office of Charles & Ray Eames. Based on the film, this book offers expanded information and explorations. The Lives of a Cell. In this and other books, the late Lewis Thomas perfected the art of wondering about the world and writing eloquently about what he discovered. In one memorable essay he muses on the idea that if we humans could extend our sense of hearing far enough, we would go to sleep each night listening to the deeply satisfying sound of meteorites hitting the protective layer of Earth's atmosphere—much like rain on a tin roof. The New Way Things Work. David Macaulay. One of the deepest impulses in humans is to understand how the world works. This and Macaulay's other books are delightfully whimsical but accurate guides to understanding a whole lot of the stuff that makes up our daily lives. The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow: The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley. Presented by Benjamin Hoff. "This is the bewitching diary of a magically gifted child, a girl whose sensitivity to the spirit and secrets of nature echoes through her book in an eloquent and timeless voice." |
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