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Children's Book Week - International Books
For Children's Book Week, Mims House is featuring British children's book illustrator Peter Willis.
Mims House Goes I...
Children's Book Week - Peter Willis Design Work
To celebrate Children’s Book Week 2022, Mims House is featuring the books by Peter Willis.
ILLUSTRATORS DO OTHER ART ...
Children's Book Week - Football, Cities and Flags from Peter Willis
For Children's Book Week, we are featuring British illustrator, Peter Willis.
Speaking of cities, Peter Willis likes ...
Children's Book Week - See Illustrator Peter Willis's Studio
STEP INTO PETER WILLIS'S STUDIO
British children's book illustrator Peter Willis is Mims House Books’ featured illus...
Children's Book Week - Meet Illustrator Peter Willis
WILLIS USES DIGITAL COLLAGE
When Illustrator Peter Willis created this image (page 32 of THE NANTUCKET SEA MONSTER) ...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Inspires Tu Youyou
Nobel Prize scientist Tu Youyou was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine, especially the writings of Ge Hong. Learn more about this philosopher and alchemist.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
We are thrilled that the School Library Journal has included FEVER: How Tu Youyou Adapted Traditional Chinese Medicin...
The four wonderfully weird (and gross) stages of the mosquito life cycle
All mosquitoes have four basic cycles- egg, larva, pupa, and adult. To prevent malaria, researchers need to understand these cycles.
10 Strategies to Help Kids Choose Books
Pretend you’re a kid walking into your school’s library. Now, pretend you have the task of choosing a good book. Inf...
Children's Book Week, DAY 5 - Social Studies
Mims Books Children's Book Week Challenge #5: Humanities or Social Studies
Read a true fake-news story. Learn about t...
Children's Book Week, DAY 4 - Arts Books
Mims Books Children's Book Week Challenge #4: The Arts
Creativity through drama.
Visual and performing arts is the f...
Children's Book Week, DAY 3 - Science and STEM Books
Mims Books Children's Book Week Challenge #3: Science & STEM Books
Sometimes science takes a long time!
It’s t...