Joan Marie Galat
@jmgalat.bsky.social
Author and speaker. 30+ books. Topics include #activism, #astronomy, #darkskies, #nature, #ecology #pollution. #SCBWI Crystal Kite winner #STEM #STEAM www.joangalat.com & moondotmedia.com
Looking forward to sharing my books during After School Adventures at the Devon Public Library Tuesday, November 4. All ages welcome. (Adults asked to remain with children 8 and under.) #kidlit
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Looking forward to sharing my books during After School Adventures at the Devon Public Library Tuesday, November 4. All ages welcome. (Adults asked to remain with children 8 and under.) #kidlit
Skipping Stones Multicultural Lit. Mag kindly reviewed my children's book on activism: "...this 342-page book contain a great wealth of information and great examples of many well-known activists....You will learn that activism can be loud as well as very quiet. Useful for ages 9 to 19!" #kidlit
October 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Skipping Stones Multicultural Lit. Mag kindly reviewed my children's book on activism: "...this 342-page book contain a great wealth of information and great examples of many well-known activists....You will learn that activism can be loud as well as very quiet. Useful for ages 9 to 19!" #kidlit
Delighted to be at the Stronger Together Library Conference with the Young Alberta Book Society, sharing funding info for hosts interested in presenting authors—such as myself! This funding has allowed me to promote literacy at many libraries across #Alberta. www.joangalat.com #libraries #books #yeg
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Delighted to be at the Stronger Together Library Conference with the Young Alberta Book Society, sharing funding info for hosts interested in presenting authors—such as myself! This funding has allowed me to promote literacy at many libraries across #Alberta. www.joangalat.com #libraries #books #yeg
Some books I’ve recently enjoyed. Check out these titles by Canadian creators @mikeboldt.bsky.social, Alison Hughes, and Amanda West Lewis. Special congrats to Amanda for A Planet is a Poem landing on the 2025 @laneandersonaward.bsky.social shortlist!
#kidlit #ireadcanadian #books
#kidlit #ireadcanadian #books
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Some books I’ve recently enjoyed. Check out these titles by Canadian creators @mikeboldt.bsky.social, Alison Hughes, and Amanda West Lewis. Special congrats to Amanda for A Planet is a Poem landing on the 2025 @laneandersonaward.bsky.social shortlist!
#kidlit #ireadcanadian #books
#kidlit #ireadcanadian #books
Exciting #aurora shows this week. Take a closer look to spot a few constellations. Also check out Dot to Dot in Sky—Stories of the Aurora to discover the science and mythology of the #northernlights. #Librarians, ask about my Dot to Dot in the Sky #authorvisits. #northernlights #Alberta #kidlit
October 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Exciting #aurora shows this week. Take a closer look to spot a few constellations. Also check out Dot to Dot in Sky—Stories of the Aurora to discover the science and mythology of the #northernlights. #Librarians, ask about my Dot to Dot in the Sky #authorvisits. #northernlights #Alberta #kidlit
Fun in Red Deer today in celebration of Alberta Culture Days. My event is now full but I hope to offer it again in different communities. #librarians, please reach out anytime if you’d like to host this or other #programming I offer. #writing #planning
September 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Fun in Red Deer today in celebration of Alberta Culture Days. My event is now full but I hope to offer it again in different communities. #librarians, please reach out anytime if you’d like to host this or other #programming I offer. #writing #planning
I wrote several of my books while living in Stony Plain and am excited to be returning to the library for this event, along with Mike Boldt and others. Come say hello! There will be snacks...and books...and all kinds of fun :) mysppl.ca/Events/autho... #kidlit
#stonyplain #Alberta #author #books
#stonyplain #Alberta #author #books
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I wrote several of my books while living in Stony Plain and am excited to be returning to the library for this event, along with Mike Boldt and others. Come say hello! There will be snacks...and books...and all kinds of fun :) mysppl.ca/Events/autho... #kidlit
#stonyplain #Alberta #author #books
#stonyplain #Alberta #author #books
Lovely to see my book on this Walpole Town Library list—New Books at the Library. walpoletownlibrary.org/new-books-an... #kidlit #nonfiction #books
September 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lovely to see my book on this Walpole Town Library list—New Books at the Library. walpoletownlibrary.org/new-books-an... #kidlit #nonfiction #books
AUDIOBOOKS has "Mortimer" 50% OFF. Discover what happens when a lab rat on the ISS sets out to use science and YouTube to prove his species is best suited to a future mission to Mars. @tantoraudio.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social #audiobook #kidlit
#audiobook #bookstagram #space
#audiobook #bookstagram #space
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
AUDIOBOOKS has "Mortimer" 50% OFF. Discover what happens when a lab rat on the ISS sets out to use science and YouTube to prove his species is best suited to a future mission to Mars. @tantoraudio.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social #audiobook #kidlit
#audiobook #bookstagram #space
#audiobook #bookstagram #space
Recommended reading: After the Wallpaper Music by @jeanmillswriter.bsky.social tells of 13 year-old Flora who is pulled in too many directions as she prepares for a Battle of the Bands. Bliss Adair & the First Rule of Knitting explores the complexities of friendships/dating/keeping secrets. #books
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Recommended reading: After the Wallpaper Music by @jeanmillswriter.bsky.social tells of 13 year-old Flora who is pulled in too many directions as she prepares for a Battle of the Bands. Bliss Adair & the First Rule of Knitting explores the complexities of friendships/dating/keeping secrets. #books
July 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Did you know…inviting me to your literary festival means I’ll bring you a book upcycled into a character from Mortimer: Rat Race to Space. Not sure how I’ll pack them! #book #festival @cormorantbooks.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social #kidlit
June 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Did you know…inviting me to your literary festival means I’ll bring you a book upcycled into a character from Mortimer: Rat Race to Space. Not sure how I’ll pack them! #book #festival @cormorantbooks.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social #kidlit
Hi #SCBWI members. It's time to vote for Crystal Kite awards! MAKE YOUR MARK, MAKE A DIFFERENCE is in the Canada Div. 🇨🇦 I wrote it to empower kids to achieve change on the causes they care about. Pls consider voting to help increase this book's impact/reach. 💕 #CrystalKite2025 scbwi.org/crystal-kite
June 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hi #SCBWI members. It's time to vote for Crystal Kite awards! MAKE YOUR MARK, MAKE A DIFFERENCE is in the Canada Div. 🇨🇦 I wrote it to empower kids to achieve change on the causes they care about. Pls consider voting to help increase this book's impact/reach. 💕 #CrystalKite2025 scbwi.org/crystal-kite
Today I'm celebrating my "Too Much Trash" book-aversary! This title begins with why I wrote the book. It all started when I was 11, and part of an annual highway spring clean up. Volunteering in childhood can truly be influential! #kidlit #litter #environment #animals @therightsfactory.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Today I'm celebrating my "Too Much Trash" book-aversary! This title begins with why I wrote the book. It all started when I was 11, and part of an annual highway spring clean up. Volunteering in childhood can truly be influential! #kidlit #litter #environment #animals @therightsfactory.bsky.social
Happy World Rat Day! I'm pointing at a little "Mortimer," the ratonaut who set out to use science & YouTube to prove his species should be part of a future mission to Mars. The book is available in softcover & audio. @tantoraudio.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social #mglit #kidlit #space #STEM
April 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Happy World Rat Day! I'm pointing at a little "Mortimer," the ratonaut who set out to use science & YouTube to prove his species should be part of a future mission to Mars. The book is available in softcover & audio. @tantoraudio.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social #mglit #kidlit #space #STEM
School Library Journal's Amanda MacGregor aptly says, "There are all kinds of ways to be readers and no reading is any more or less valuable or real than any other." Check out her NF recommendations. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/03/28/t... @simonkids.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
School Library Journal's Amanda MacGregor aptly says, "There are all kinds of ways to be readers and no reading is any more or less valuable or real than any other." Check out her NF recommendations. teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/03/28/t... @simonkids.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social
Beaumont Library Event: Dot to Dot in the Sky: Saturday, March 29, 1 to 2 p.m. Ages 6 to adult. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. I'll be sharing science and legends of the night sky. #Alberta #library #Beaumont #authorvisit
March 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Beaumont Library Event: Dot to Dot in the Sky: Saturday, March 29, 1 to 2 p.m. Ages 6 to adult. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. I'll be sharing science and legends of the night sky. #Alberta #library #Beaumont #authorvisit
NOW is the best time to #makeadifference. Thanks to Hannah Alper for the endorsement on this nonfiction title for ages 10 and up. #activism #humanrights #climatechange #peace #cooperation #mglit #nonfiction #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social @staceykondla.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NOW is the best time to #makeadifference. Thanks to Hannah Alper for the endorsement on this nonfiction title for ages 10 and up. #activism #humanrights #climatechange #peace #cooperation #mglit #nonfiction #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social @staceykondla.bsky.social
Here's a romantic challenge to inspire your Valentine's Day—why not design your sweetie a waterfall—from my National Geographic Kids book Solve This! Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You. (I must have written this in the summer...)
#kidlit
#kidlit
February 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here's a romantic challenge to inspire your Valentine's Day—why not design your sweetie a waterfall—from my National Geographic Kids book Solve This! Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You. (I must have written this in the summer...)
#kidlit
#kidlit
Happy news! My children’s biography on the remarkable Malala Yousafzai is now also available as an audio book. #kidlit #nonfiction #books #MakeADifference
February 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Happy news! My children’s biography on the remarkable Malala Yousafzai is now also available as an audio book. #kidlit #nonfiction #books #MakeADifference
Thrilled to see my National Geographic Kids title: Absolute Expert Space now available in Finnish. #space #books #kidlt
@nationalgeographic.bsky.social
@nationalgeographic.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thrilled to see my National Geographic Kids title: Absolute Expert Space now available in Finnish. #space #books #kidlt
@nationalgeographic.bsky.social
@nationalgeographic.bsky.social
To help with that New Year's resolution to #makeadifference: Make Your Mark, Make a Difference: A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for People, Animals, and the Planet. @simonkids.bsky.social
shorturl.at/d80Vg #Booksky #kidlit #nonfiction #humanrights #animalwelfare #environment #Edusky #KidLitSky
shorturl.at/d80Vg #Booksky #kidlit #nonfiction #humanrights #animalwelfare #environment #Edusky #KidLitSky
January 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
To help with that New Year's resolution to #makeadifference: Make Your Mark, Make a Difference: A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for People, Animals, and the Planet. @simonkids.bsky.social
shorturl.at/d80Vg #Booksky #kidlit #nonfiction #humanrights #animalwelfare #environment #Edusky #KidLitSky
shorturl.at/d80Vg #Booksky #kidlit #nonfiction #humanrights #animalwelfare #environment #Edusky #KidLitSky
Thrilled to see Make Your Mark, Make a Difference on the list: Best New Books for Missouri Students, 2024, Middle School. 
library.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=1... @staceykondla.bsky.social #HumanRights #animalwelfare #environment #nonfiction #books
library.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=1... @staceykondla.bsky.social #HumanRights #animalwelfare #environment #nonfiction #books
November 26, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Thrilled to see Make Your Mark, Make a Difference on the list: Best New Books for Missouri Students, 2024, Middle School. 
library.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=1... @staceykondla.bsky.social #HumanRights #animalwelfare #environment #nonfiction #books
library.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=1... @staceykondla.bsky.social #HumanRights #animalwelfare #environment #nonfiction #books