For most of this
year, my Monday blog strand will feature some of my favorite books for kids who
love to tinker and probe, imagine and invent, wonder and observe, explore and
discover our wonderful world and everything in it.

So
let’s get started!

The
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer 

The Day-Glo Brothers:
The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer’s Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors by Chris Barton

Mr.
Ferris and his Wheel
by Kathryn Gibbs Davis

Timeless
Thomas: How Thomas Edison Change Our Lives by Gene Baretta

Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin
Learned to Swim Again by Juliana Hatkoff,
Isabella Hatkoff, and Craig Hatkoff