Author: Shala Howell
I spent two decades helping companies like Bell Labs, Juniper Networks, and a genetic testing company that was later acquired by CVS translate some of the world’s most complicated concepts into actionable, understandable English. Now I'm working on a much harder problem -- fostering children’s curiosity and engagement in the scientific, artistic, and linguistic world that surrounds them. The first book in my Caterpickles Parenting Series, What’s That, Mom?, focuses on how to use public art to nurture children’s curiosity in the world around them. My next book will focus on science, and how parents without a science degree can answer their curious child's questions without enrolling in a college level refresher course. In the meantime, you can find me blogging about life with a very curious Eleven-Year-Old at Caterpickles.com, chatting about books and the writing life at BostonWriters.blog, and tweeting about books, writing, science, & things that make me smile at @shalahowell.
4 books that share well with middle-schoolers
Event Alert: Curves Los Altos Holiday Boutique
50 States of Public Art: The Tree Spirits of St. Simons Island, Georgia
Why was Darwin so obsessed with pigeons?
“So, Mommyo, what are you going to do about Caterpickles, now that I’m in middle school?”
Look what I learned to do this fall!
50 States of Public Art: San Francisco buses power Ned Kahn’s Bus Jet Fountain
50 States of Public Art: Chicago’s quest to become America’s street art capital
