I picked up a book called Lab Girl by Hope Jahren this summer. It’s an option on Del Oro’s AP Language summer reading list, and I try to keep up with all of these books if I can. I’m glad I did. I expected a book about science. It turned out to be a littleContinue reading “Lab Girl Made Me Want to Plant an Oak”
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The Body – Bill Bryson
What a fascinating book… offering all sorts of insight into what is known and unknown about the human body. In addition to lots of somewhat technical, scientific, and medical information about different parts of the body, Bryson also shares several engaging and funny stories. My favorite was about an emergency appendectomy on a US submarineContinue reading “The Body – Bill Bryson”
Don’t Get Body Slammed by a Lowland Gorilla
Just last week a student of mine alluded to one of those ridiculous old Direct TV commercials. Remember these? “When you pay too much for cable, you feel down. When you feel down, you stay in bed. When you stay in bed, they give your job to someone else…” The scenario quickly devolves so thatContinue reading “Don’t Get Body Slammed by a Lowland Gorilla”
Mr. Zerwas 