Air in urban areas can be quite polluted. Sources include cars, manufacturing facilities, and more. The EPA identifies six common air pollutants:

1. Ozone
2. Particulate Matter

I reviewed an advance copy of My Grandma’s a Ninja

by Todd Tarpley. The expected publication is in March.

Overall, I give the book 2 stars.

I want to introduce my daughter to a wide range of music, including classical music. We often listen to The Classical Station while in the car and at home — they have good, free online streaming. I’ve shown my daughter snippets of Fantasia and plan to show her similar videos later, like…

I read a short, fascinating article. It’s worth reading and only takes about a minute.

It makes me wonder about the kinds of play in which my daughter will engage. Will the play of…

Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure

by Doreen Cronin — 4 stars

The cute plot helped to make this a solid counting book. The animals on a farm plot to fish from the farmer’s aquarium into the pond…

The EPA is celebrating National Radon Action Month in January. Their site has lots of good information if you want to browse. Radon in homes can be very dangerous, even leading to lung cancer, but testing is very easy and sometimes free to do.