I’ve never held a gun in my life. At first, I thought my editor was crazy and deep down inside I hoped he was joking. But as he talked more and more about it I quickly learned this was no joke. He wanted me to shoot a gun. With current gun violence and the political…
First-grader Cooper Goffeney peered through the magnifying glass to scan a tree branch for butterfly larva. His class at Davis Bilingual Magnet School in Tucson that day was learning about insect biology.
This year’s Tucson Festival of Books is an event showcasing more than just books. The celebration of literacy and learning is also highlighting science. The local festival is the fourth largest of its kind in the nation, and the only one that has made science a key component of the event. Carmela Zega, a mother…
