{"product_id":"backyard-biology-discover-the-life-cycles-and-adaptations-outside-your-door-with-hands-on-science-activities-hardcover","title":"Backyard Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside Your Door with Hands-On Science Activities - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLatham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichelle Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOffering a deep peek into the world right outside your door, this life science book for middle readers gets kids excited about the natural world with fantastic hands-on science experiments \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere can you study biology? Everywhere  Do you need special equipment? No \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Biology is the study of life, and life is all around you. You can find life thriving in the city and in the country, teeming in ecosystems around the planet--in deserts, oceans, and even the Arctic. \u003cem\u003eBackyard Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside Your Door with Hands-On Science Activities\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers ages 9 to 12 to the amazing world of life science right outside their doors, no matter where they live. Plentiful text-to-self and text-to-world connections provide foundational learning. This title has been revised and updated to reflect 2020 educational standards and incorporate new scientific discoveries \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eBackyard Biology: Discover the Life Cycles and Adaptations Outside Your Door with Hands-On Science Activities\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers ages 9 through 12 to investigate living things in their own environments, including yards, parks, nature areas, and playgrounds. \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cem\u003eBackyard Biology\u003c\/em\u003e turns readers into Nature Detectives with activities and projects that encourage children to build on a foundation of textual discovery and apply their knowledge to real-world problems and solutions. \u003cbr\u003e- Activities include constructing a plankton net to collect pond samples and growing microorganisms in a Winogradsky column. \u003cbr\u003e- Projects use materials already in most homes, reimagining and repurposing everyday items, as well as mining the recycling bin  \u003cbr\u003e- Essential questions, short sidebars, and links to online primary resources help readers learn about the natural world around them and connect that natural world to the very survival of the human species. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Build It Science set and Nomad Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBackyard Biology\u003c\/em\u003e is part of a set of four Build It Science books that explore accessible science. The other titles in this set are \u003cem\u003eFairground Physics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eClimate Change\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKitchen Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNomad Press books in the\u003cstrong\u003e Build It\u003c\/strong\u003e series integrate content with participation. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDonna Latham\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright and author of \u003cem\u003eGarbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Science Activities for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e (Nomad Press 2019), \u003cem\u003eBiomes: Discover the Earth's Ecosystems with Science Activities for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e (Nomad Press 2019), as well as a previous edition of\u003cem\u003e Backyard Biology\u003c\/em\u003e (Nomad Press 2013). She is a long-time member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Society of Midland Authors. She lives in Batavia, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Simpson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professional Canadian illustrator. She graduated from Sheridan College with a BAA in illustration and now works as a freelance illustrator. Michelle has written and illustrated \u003cem\u003eMonsters In My House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNight Festival\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also worked as a concept artist for children's television shows \u003cem\u003eOllie: The Boy Who Became What He Ate\u003c\/em\u003e: Season 2, and \u003cem\u003eTee and Mo\u003c\/em\u003e. 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