The Moon

by Bonnie Bader

Published 5 January 2016
Check out the moon—in all its phases—in this new Level 4 Penguin-Smithsonian nonfiction reader.

There are myths about it. Men have landed on it. Just about everybody has gazed at it in wonder. But what is the moon? Where did it come from? What’s it made of? Find out in this lively reader about the celestial body that’s so familiar and yet so mysterious.

Home Address: ISS

by Bonnie Bader

Published 1 September 2015
Home is a long way from home!

There are no refrigerators in space—think about it! Life on the International Space Station is well, another, way of life: you wake up in a sleeping bag tied to the wall; open a food package which keeps your meals from floating away, and then maybe go to work . . . walking in space! (And the toilet? That’s a story!) A lively reader about daily life on the ISS.

Curious About Ice Cream

by Bonnie Bader

Published 20 June 2017
What's the Scoop?


Americans eat more ice cream than people in any other country (on average 48 pints per person a year). Where did this cool treat come from? And how did its popularity spread? If you're curious about all things ice cream, this fun, visual 8 x 8 developed with the food curators at the Smithsonian is now on the menu!