* The spotlight this week is on a luminous (literally) nonfiction story about a girl who grew up in the Smoky Mountains and became a citizen scientist who proved "trained" scientists wrong. Text© Colleen Paeff Illustration ©Ji-Hyuk Kim In a green river valley of the Great Smoky Mountains,there is a swimming-hole-splashing, bear-watching,tree-climbing place called Elkmont.At … Continue reading Firefly Song – Perfect Picture Book Friday