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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 38m

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 38m

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 · 38m

Thank for interviewing me, @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social !!

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Maria Marshall @mmarshallauthor.bsky.social · 19h

5 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors w/new STEM books releasing in October. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/... @meganclendenan.bsky.social @jenswanbooks.bsky.social @shrurao.bsky.social @carlamooney25.bsky.social @mstewartscience.bsky.social #kidlit #nonfiction 📚👍

The Picture Book Buzz - October 2025 Interview with STEAM Team Books Members

Five fantastic STEAM Team Books authors share their inspiration and insights into their five STEM picture books releasing in October 2025.

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Nancy Castaldo Books @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social · 10d

Congrats, @jenswanbooks.bsky.social !
#kidlit #books #STEAMTeamBooks
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Congratulations, Jen Swanson, on Atlas Obscura!

Thank you so much for sharing the recent release of Atlas Obscura: The Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World with us! Young readers lov...

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 27d

#womeninstem #sciencerocks

JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · 27d

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 · 28d

Thanks so much! And yes, I'm thrilled that kids will know all about Raye. She was an amazing person!!

JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

NOTE: The scarf I'm wearing was created especially to celebrate 50 years of women in the military academies, which happed Oct 7th, 1975, when President Ford signed the law allowing this. So proud to be one of those women. GO NAVY! #usnagrad @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

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 · Aug 26

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

There will be TONS of #activities for all ages, a book talk, and you can even purchase autographed copies. Activities will include reps from @smithsonianzoo @hirshhorn
Don't miss this FUN event!

JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

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 · Aug 13

Full review here: www.slj.com/review/the-a...

The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 13

Woo hoo! Many thanks @slj.com for the awesome review of our new book!! Link to full review in comments. #stembooksforkids #kidsbookstagram #kidslovenonfiction @atlasobscura.com @workmanpubkids.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

#womeninstem #kidlit #stembooksforkids

JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

@steamteambooks.bsky.social @lkliterary.bsky.social
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The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World - Science Rocks - Jennifer Swanson

Following up on the New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid, with more than 200,000 copies in print, here is a globe-spanning history of inventio...

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

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 · Aug 11

Link to learn more and to see the full book trailer #kidslovenonfiction jenniferswansonbooks.com/footprints-a...

Footprints Across the Planet - Science Rocks - Jennifer Swanson

Every footprint―from the physical to the digital and the permanent to the fleeting―leaves a mark on Earth telling a story of the past, the present, or the future. What type of imprint will YOU leave? ...

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

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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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 7

And consider joining Christine Taylor Butler @eileenrobinson.bsky.social and me for our virtual Nonfiction class in October. Sign up Now! #writingcommunity www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/int...

Intro to Writing Nonfiction: History, Biography, STEAM, and Much More! - Highlights Foundation

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks for writing such amazing ones!

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

@leeandlow.bsky.social @teresarobeson.com @candlewickpress.bsky.social

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JenSwanBooks STEM Author @jenswanbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

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