Mount Etna blowing perfect smoke rings during a volcanic eruption. Credit: Geoff Mackley

In 1951, Adelbert Ames created the mind-boggling ‘Ames Window’. It’s so effective that even when you know how it works you can’t break the illusion [video from The Curiosity Show: buff.ly/36DvRNs]

Finding a voice through reading booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu…

Reading this I have yet again moved from a sense of anger and disbelief that we are yet again having this conversation to an overwhelming sense of sadness but a need to say again why libraries are so important,look again at what they do and who their partners are

Our natural world is in a critical condition. Choreographer Sadeck Waff and students from Bird College have created a beautiful "human murmuration". This shows how world leaders must work together at #COP15 to restore nature and halt biodiversity loss. urgentconversation.org/?source=thewil…

Did you all know about the Cambusnethan Bog Body? And if you did, why did no-one tell me? glasgowworld.com/retro/the-250-…

Another excellent giveaway competition here @OlgaPrimary St Bernadette's PS St Brendan's Primary and Nursery

A perfect choice for St Andrew's Day reading? Luke and I sat and read each line aloud, comparing and loving the translations into Scots. Scots just says it so much better. Where's the audiobook?

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There are some brilliant competitions with fantastic prizes available to enter at Caboodle, especially if you're a book monster like me. Don't forget the dastardly Hidden Books Game. caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/competitions

I've written a short story for school or home based on events Audrey Hepburn was involved with during Christmas 1944. Linked to Resist. To be released in print and a video tonight. (Cover by James Innerdale.)

Brilliant book to be won here @OlgaPrimary St Brendan's Primary and Nursery St Bernadette's PS

Final “Who am I?” (As a reader) lesson with S1. With a bit of persuasion, lots of chat and some interesting examples EVERYONE saw themselves as readers and that’s exactly how it should be.

Scroll down to read the free short story 'Silent Night' by Tom Palmer, or watch as Tom reads the story to you OLHSMotherwell St Bernadette's PS St Brendan's Primary and Nursery @OlgaPrimary tompalmer.co.uk/resist/

Webb Takes a Stunning, Star-Filled Portrait of the Pillars of Creation Credit:NASA/ESA/CSA

Fingers crossed OLHSMotherwell @scottishbktrust ReadingPublicSchools #ReadingSchools. Now we wait ...

Thanks to @scottishbktrust for sharing news that we've become a Gold Reading School. Brilliant work from around the school, Reading Leaders, faculties, our wonderful young people, and the whole OLHSMotherwell community for supporting us NorthLanCouncil Times & Speaker Wishaw Press