Book Drop

Book Drop is a video series where youth and families can enjoy STEM and literacy together! Book Drop features real kids looking for problem solving ideas with the help of book suggestions from their animated friends, Kitty and Leo! Each episode features a book read by a real STEM professional, like an astronaut, a gardener, or an engineer!

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Book Drop: Bean Bags and Blueprints

Learn the importance of planning and design while civil engineer Phil reads the book They’re Tearing Up Mulberry Street by Yvonne Ng.

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Book Drop: Nature Detectives

Learn how to use your senses to make observations. Meet gardener Ena who reads the book Jayden’s Impossible Garden by Mélina Mangal.

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Book Drop: Crater Creators

Learn observation and communicating information and meet Astronaut Frank Rubio who reads the book Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon.

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Book Drop: Echoes and Obstacles

Learn about echolocation and meet bat expert Nancy who reads the book Fiona the Fruit Bat by Dan Riskin.

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Book Drop: Build, Test, and Try Again

Learn the importance of perseverance and listen while astronaut Kate who reads the book Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty.