Exploring Black Holes with Carolyn DeCristofano: Hillside Literacy Night, Tonight at 7 – 8:30pm

Carolyn DeCristofano, author of A BLACK HOLE IS NOT A HOLE, will help bring in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) focus to Hillside Elementary School’s Literacy Night. Sound stuffy? Have no fear. There will be plenty of humor and interaction.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 7pm – 8:30pm
Hillside Elementary School
28 Glen Gary Road, Needham, MA
Everyone is Welcome
Presentation, Book Sale, and Book Signing

Carolyn DeCristofano –

From Carolyn DeCristofano’s website: A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole is an excellent introduction to an extremely complex scientific concept. Back matter includes a timeline which sums up important findings discussed throughout, while the glossary and index provide a quick point of reference for readers. Children and adults alike will learn a ton of facts in this far-out book that’s sure to excite even the youngest of astrophiles.

• A Junior Library Guild Selection
• Recommended by the National Science Teachers Association

★”Black holes…may provide fascinating play for the imagination (especially for science fiction fans), but the physics behind them can be equally captivating, particularly when presented with the explanatory skills exhibited in this book. Complicated abstract ideas…are logically ordered and clarified in an inviting conversational style and with inspired uses of reasoning and analogies that are perfectly attuned to the comprehension levels of the target audience.” – The Horn Book Magazine, Starred Review