In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author M.K. Tufft discusses her middle grade series for kids. Marsha has three books currently out, Putney and the Magic eyePad, The Cardboard Boat Race and The Butterfly Detective. She writes stories with a STE(A)M theme – that is, science, technology, engineering, art and math. Marsha is a retired engineer with degrees in mechanical, aerospace and materials engineering. She enjoys developing experiments for kids to give them fun experiences with science, technology, engineering and math. She believes that there is no better way to learn than by doing, and her stories reflect this manner of learning. If you like Marsha’s stories, you should check out her website, putneydesigns.com, to find how-to instructions for the experiments, designs and solutions that she writes about in her books. In this episode, Marsha discusses her writing journey, how she translated her engineering background into her writing, and why she felt it was important to include art in her STEM learning.
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