http://www.girlsreadscifi.com Committed to enriching the intergalactic discourse Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:37:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en See more photos from the Women's SciFi Book Club event at MOCA. http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/womens-scifi-book-club-event-photos/ (Mitchell Aboulafia via io9) http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/highly-logical/ 110 years of The War of the World covers. (Dr. Zeus) http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/la-guerre-des-mondes/ Two macaques control mechanical arms with their minds, after scientists implant sensors in the monkeys' brains. http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/monkey-mind-control/ (via Culture Maker) http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/scifi-ready-to-wear/ Take a wild guess at the artist behind the cover. (Penguin Blog via Book Design Review) http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/1984-penguin-modern-classics/ You've read the novel and you've watched the film. But have you connected the dots? Dune: Coloring & Activity Book Paul Atreides needs pants. Help him. A five-head. Sting and his shiv. http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/dune-activity-book/ McSweenys non-profit 826National - dedicated to supporting writers ages 6 to 18 - has several unique storefronts throughout the U.S., including two SciFi-themed shops. Head to the Time Travel Mart in Echo Park and the Space Travel Supply store in Seattle for all your SciFi needs. Proceeds support 826 chapters! http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/buy-scifi-support-young-writers/ We recently learned from an LAUSD librarian that there's a SciFi recommended reading list for K through 12 in California. Although the WSFBC was not consulted, it appears many of the titles mirror our own reading list. Here's the CDE-approved list: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams Feed, M.T. Anderson Foundation, Isaac ... http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/ca-schools-support-scifi/ The Wonder of Reading is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to inspire in children the love of reading. WOR furthers its purpose through the 3R Program—Renovate, Restock, and Read. The Women's SciFi Book Club attended the Wonder of Reading library opening at Baldwin Hills Elementary School in 2008. The students ... http://www.girlsreadscifi.com/2008/wor-library-opening/