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Seasons Afield Package

sarah — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:27:43 +0000

From the Publisher:

Seasons Afield is a Schullandheim approach to primary science and nature study for primary grade students. This German concept to natural science reflects all we hold dear, combining school, nature, and home. Your field guides will direct your studies of the natural world, using picture books to take you on a journey through the seasons.

Explore the outdoor world through observation, learning the science behind your discoveries. You will learn about decomposition and mushroom mycelium; become a tree detective and study the senescence of leaves; practice cyanotype printing to capture the structure of a snowflake; discover the life cycles and habitats of your favorite creatures.

You will encounter changes in flora and fauna through fieldwork experiments, guided watercolor lessons, literature, and scientific wonder, while you awaken a love of nature—first in you as a mentor, and in turn, your children.

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The Bee Bundle

Admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 21:46:53 +0000

Bundled together to help you save! Cultivate a love for learning with this picture book bundle. Make memories along the way as you spend time together reading aloud. Use this bundle to teach your primary learners about flowers, bees, and honey making, but don't overlook the value of reading aloud to your older learners.

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The Honeybee Man

CEBAdmin — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:02:41 +0000

Every morning, Fred climbs three flights of stairs—up to his rooftop in Brooklyn, New York—and greets the members of his enormous family: "Good morning, my bees, my darlings!" His honeybee workers are busy—they tend the hive, feed babies, and make wax rooms. They also forage in flowers abloom across Brooklyn... so that, one day, Fred [...]

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The Peregrine’s Journey: A Story of Migration

CEBAdmin — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:43:22 +0000

This beautifully illustrated book allows young readers to follow one bird on its journey. Along the way, the peregrine hunts pigeons in Seattle, Washington, flies through the night over the Gulf of Mexico, narrowly escapes becoming prey to a great horned owl in Bolivia, and more. Based on the actual migration of a real peregrine that was tracked by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the book is filled with amazing facts about the bird’s diet, habits, and navigational abilities, as well as stunning views of the many habitats the peregrine visits along the way.

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Salmon Stream

CEBAdmin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:32:10 +0000

Fast-paced prose and brilliant illustrations follow the salmon from their form as eggs in a stream to the wide ocean, eventually making a hazardous journey home to their stream of origin. Carol Reed-Jones uses cumulative verse, a literary technique that is not only enjoyable but suggests how interconnected salmon are with their habitat.

At the back is a section on salmon facts and what makes a good habitat for them, teaching the basics of ecology and why clean streams and waters are so important.

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The Reason for a Flower

CEBAdmin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:17:11 +0000

The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.

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A Salmon for Simon

CEBAdmin — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:12:18 +0000

All summer long, Simon, a young First Nations boy, has been desperate to catch a salmon. He goes fishing every day but has no luck. Then one day a high-flying eagle drops a salmon into a clam hole right before his eyes, and Simon must decide whether to take it home or let it go.

This simple story, with its evocative watercolor paintings of the Northwest Coast, was an environmental fable before its time when it was first published in 1978. But its true power rests in the magical combination of text and pictures, which have made it a best-selling classic.

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Karl, Get Out of the Garden!

Tym VanBraeden — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 03:44:21 +0000

As he grew up, Karl’s love of nature led him to take on a seemingly impossible task: to give a scientific name to every living thing on earth. The result was the Linnaean system—the basis for the classification system used by biologists around the world today. Backyard sciences are brought to life in beautiful colour.

Back matter includes more information about Linnaeus and scientific classification, a classification chart, a time line, source notes, resources for young readers, and a bibliography.

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The Honey Makers

Dayna Barendregt — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:31:22 +0000

Ever wondered how a jar of honey is made? Thousands of bees visit more than one million flowers to gather the nectar that goes into a one-pound jar of honey. Every page in this picture book reveals how these remarkable insects work together to create this amazing food.

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Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You

Dayna Barendregt — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:40:27 +0000

Updated with the assistance of the Partnership for a Healthier America, the Cat explains the importance of eating right (based on the latest USDA MyPlate recommendations); staying active; getting enough sleep; handwashing; brushing and flossing; wearing protective gear when playing sports–even the best way to sneeze when you don’t have a tissue handy!

The 16 pages of newly added backmatter include simple, fun suggestions for children to increase their activity throughout the day, plus 8 kid-friendly, healthy recipes for parents to prepare for their hungry broods.

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Inside Your Outside

Dayna Barendregt — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:31:17 +0000

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for a ride through the human body where they visit the right and left sides of the brain, meet the Feletons from far off Fadin (when they stand in the sun you can see through their skin), scuba dive through the blood system, follow food and [...]

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