The Earliest Vacuum Cleaners The first patent for what we could call a vacuum cleaner was submitted by American inventor… Read more Puffing Billy to Roomba: A Vacuum Cleaner Timeline
Month: July 2021
Two More Books Based on a Jewish Folktale
It’s been five years since I reviewed two picture books based on the Jewish folktale, “I Had a Little Overcoat.”… Read more Two More Books Based on a Jewish Folktale
Roundup: Posts that Remind Me of Family
We just got back from a long weekend spent with relatives, some of whom we hadn’t seen since October 2019.… Read more Roundup: Posts that Remind Me of Family
Investigating the Wreck of the Homer H. Hine
You’re walking along the beach on a fine spring day when you come across a piece of wood at the… Read more Investigating the Wreck of the Homer H. Hine