Alison Pearce Stevens

A white willow ptarmigan with reddish-brown mottling on the back and head walks with purpose over the rocky ground, it's long, fluffy legs eating up the distance with each stride.

Coming through! Important ptarmigan stuff to do!
#birds 🌿

Truth Matters (@politicsusa46) This is a really important clip that everyone should watch today. Rep Joe Neguse is absolutely spot on. 🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNd3GWhR5/

This is spot on. substack.com/@politicsusa...

The final candy bar graph, with my 11-year-old recoding the tallies in her journal and calculating their value

And we have now progressed from data analysis to policy recommendations.

I told her that we'd calculate the cash value of her candy haul, that I'd ask her to raid her piggy bank and donate 1/3 the candy cash value to a local food bank, and that I'd add on a 5X match.

Bathtime zoomies with the ducklings!! This never gets old…
#Ducklings #bathtime #FarmLife #LittleFarm

Scientists Say Bees Can Feel Happiness—and It’s Contagious We like to think we humans are so special because we can express a range of emotions. It’s not that special, it turns out.

Scientists say bees can feel happiness-and it's contagious. (HT to Marc Bekoff for sharing this one) www.vice.com/en/article/s...

You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. Dr Seuss.

Good morning. We are open!

Banned Books Display in Lush Stores - Social Justice Books On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that were removed from classrooms...

Among countless banned & challenged books is "Fry Bread" by Kevin Noble Maillard.

In support of the #TeachTruth campaign & to raise awareness about the dangers of censorship, every Lush store has a display about the ban.

#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek

socialjusticebooks.org/banned-books...

Rolling stone headline

Work harder and die

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.

🧪 Incredible research reveals how greater noctule bats seek out, capture, and eat songbirds--all on the wing. (Also, my first story for @sciencenews.bsky.social!) 🦇🪶☠️ www.sciencenews.org/article/bats...

Just in time for spooky season...bird-eating bats in the air! Watch out for falling wings! 😱

“Virtual Firefly Symposium: Science, Conservation, and Education” A female Florida intertidal firefly perched on a red mangrove leaf at a nature center in Broward County, Florida.

Join us for a free 3-day virtual symposium on firefly research & conservation! Each day will include 6 presentations & time for networking. Everyone interested in fireflies is invited! 🪲💡
🗓️Oct 28-30 at 9am PT / 12pm ET
🔗Register for this free event: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Great data visualization. #Journalism #Reporting @sciencewriters.org

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.

🧪 Incredible research reveals how greater noctule bats seek out, capture, and eat songbirds--all on the wing. (Also, my first story for @sciencenews.bsky.social!) 🦇🪶☠️ www.sciencenews.org/article/bats...

Authors Against Book Bans Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...

And learn more about @authorsabb.bsky.social, and how you can help fight censorship, here: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Trees are natural ACs for cities, if you plant the right ones Urban trees are on the rise but researchers are only starting to uncover the best way to cool cities with them

Urban trees can lower temps by up to 12°C, but it’s not just about quantity. Species, layout and local climate all play a role in how effective they are. Strategic planting leads to cooler streets, cleaner air and healthier communities, especially in neighborhoods vulnerable to rising temperatures.

They got me

Graphic for PEN America report titled 'Banned in the USA: The Normalization of Book Bans'. Features a stack of colorful books in front of a blackboard with '22,810 books banned in U.S. public schools, 2021-2025' written in chalk.

🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.

Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...

Last night a college student asked me why college students should care about book bans and I told her that book bans are a First Amendment issue: on the same continuum as grad student Rumeyza Ozturk being detained for writing an op-ed in the student paper, and of Jimmy Kimmel being suspended.

Thanks so much for feature me!

Congratulations, Alison Pearce Stevens, on Detective Dogs! Thank you, Alison, so much for sharing the release of DETECTIVE DOGS with us! Young readers love STEAM books, especially STEAM books about ...

Congrats @alisonpstevens.bsky.social !
@steamteambooks.bsky.social #kidlit

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JA Westenberg @Daojoan@mastodon.social My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.” Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner Kiddo: that’s AI Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

They've lost the 9yos

Chapter 3 is all about spotted lanternflies, if that helps. The others focus on saltcedar and zebra mussels.

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Want to protect your kids online? Download CCDH's free Parents Guide to help you navigate social media safely with your kids. counterhate.com/parents-guid...

These three are clearly up to shenanigans. I can tell. I know what to look for.

A Norwegian fjord at dusk, with the outline of the mountains reflected in the still waters as a mirror image.

A favourite image of a Norwegian fjord at dusk, with the mountains mirrored in the still waters.

Book Birthday: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE Plus GIVEAWAY Lalalala! I’m getting my voice ready to sing a joyous Happy Book Birthday to MY BACKYARD USED TO BE, written by Lynn Baldwin, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta and published by Tilbury House P…

It's a beautiful day to sing Happy Birthday to a brand new book: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social illus by Megan Elizabeth Baratta Tilbury House Press #Giveaway #authorinterview viviankirkfield.com/2025/09/23/b...

If you're near Lincoln, #Nebraska tomorrow (Friday), come pre-game (a day early) at Francie & Finch Bookshop. We'll have a book signing and sniffer dog demo (with TWO dogs) at 5:30pm! 🐾🐕‍🦺 #LNK #BookLaunch

TIL that plant blindness is a thing. Not to be confused with bird blindness. 🦅🦆😆

Thank you!

It's a dog party! Happy Birthday Little book! Six silhouetted dogs celebrate the middle grade book Detective Dogs: How working dogs sniff out invasive species by Alison Pearce Stevens. Published by Holiday House.

Welcome to the world, little book! Cover photo by @jeffreyrstevens.com. @holidayhouse.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @wd4c.bsky.social #BookBirthday #MG #NF #K-12 #KidLit #Dogs #Conservation #InvasiveSpecies #SnifferDogs #STEMeducation #STEM #STEAM