Books
Balance Screen Time With Green Time
Connecting Students with Nature
This book gives teachers and school leaders practical, evidence-based strategies that seamlessly incorporate the restorative power of nature into the school day. It includes research-based strategies that improve attention, engagement, pro-environmental behaviors, and mental and physical health while reducing stress; and dozens of easy-to-implement âgreen breaksââshort, invigorating experiences with natureâthat help students and teachers renew and refocus throughout the school day.Â
Next Time You See a Snowflake
Learn about the science behind these beautiful natural wonders. This book answers questions like; How do snowflakes form? What affects their size and shape? Is it true that no two are alike? Readers will get an up-close look at the intricate pattern that makes up a snowflake while simultaneously practicing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills like how to use a simple magnifying glass and identifying patterns.Â
Next Time You See a Bee
This book will get young readers buzzing about bees! Next Time You See a Bee reveals the big impact these little insects have on the world. It shows how the physical features of bees make them pros at collecting and spreading pollen. It explains how bees pollinate flowers, allowing the plants to produce delicious foods such as apples, almonds, and peaches. It also introduces readers to the wide variety of North Americaâs native bee species, discusses why bees are threatened, and shares what readers can do to help.
Next Time You See a Seashell
This book tells the amazing story behind seashells: how they are made by mollusks, used for protection and camouflage, and full of clues about all theyâve been through. Inspired by Next Time You See a Seashell, young readers will find these intricate objects even more fascinating when they discover their origins in slimy, snaily creatures.
Next Time You See a Sunset
Next time you see a sunset, stop and sit down for awhile.â This bookâs tempting opening line invites children and adults to take in a daily phenomenon with fresh eyes. By reading Next Time You See a Sunset together, you can learn to appreciate the spinning of Earth, the progress of day into night, and the reasons for the spectacular colors and shadows that accompany sunrise and sunset.
Next Time You See a Firefly
Every summer children enjoy watching fireflies twinkling in the twilight, but after reading this book, they’ll see the insects with new eyes. Share Next Time You See a Firefly with a child. Discover why fireflies flash and how they live secret lives underground before coming out to fill the evening with their glimmers of light. Together you’ll also realize that if you catch fireflies, you must let them go: Fireflies have a lot to do!
Next Time You See a Pill Bug
Chances are that just under a nearby rock, youâll spot a roly-poly pill bug. Encourage a child to take a close look, and introduce a fascinating creature. Gently pick it up and watch as it rolls into a ball and unrolls to take a walk. This cousin to lobsters and crabs sheds its crusty skin and will tickle your hand with its 14 (count âem!) wiggly legs.
Next Time You See the Moon
This fascinating book will stay with children every time they gaze up at the night sky. Through vivid pictures and engaging explanations, children will learn about many of the Moonâs mysteries: what makes it look like a silvery crescent one time and a chalk-white ball a few nights later, why it sometimes appears in the daytime, where it gets its light, and how scientists can predict its shape on your birthday a thousand years from now. Next Time You See the Moon is an ideal way to explain the science behind the shape of the Moon and bring about an evening outing no childâor grown-upâwill soon forget.
Next Time You See a Maple Seed
Itâs fun to toss maple seeds up in the air and watch them spin down to the ground like natureâs own helicopters. This book prompts inquisitive kids to learn about these marvels of aerial engineering, including their real name (no, not whirlybird), the work they do for maple trees, and how to uncover the little trees waiting to sprout from the seeds. Next Time You See a Maple Seed is a mini class in how tall trees grow from these tiny, twirling winged fruits.
Next Time You See aCloud
This book reveals some fascinating science behind the ever-changing display of the sizes and shapes of clouds. It answers all kinds of questions: What are clouds made of? Why are some clouds white? Which clouds mean fair weather is coming, and which ones mean rain is on the way? If you could reach those fluffy, floaty puffs, could you jump on them like a trampoline? Next Time You See a Cloud is an engaging look at the science behind a sky-high spectacle. Make it a habit to keep looking upâthereâs a new show every day!
Next time you see a Spiderweb
If you know children who say âIck!â when they spot a spider, this irresistible book will make them say âOoh!â instead. Next Time You See a Spiderweb describes how these small, skillful creatures weave some of natureâs most clever trapsâtheir webs. It shows how spiders snare their prey with tangled webs, funnel webs, and intricate orb webs. The book tells how spiders spin sticky silk without getting stuck themselves. And it reveals the surprising tricks of the jumping spider, fishing spider, and trap-door spider. Next Time You See a Spiderweb is a book that children and adults alike will want to take along on their next nature walk.
Never Stop Wondering
This colorful book celebrates our sense of wonder and shows how curiosity is key to cracking the mysteries of the universe. Packed with lively rhymes and fun illustrations, Never Stop Wondering demonstrates how the need to know can lead to great scientific discoveries. And the activities at the end of the book will prompt readers to do exactly what scientists do: study their surroundings, come up with questions, test ideas, and then question some more. Ready, set, wonder!