One Small Square : Backyard by Donald M. Silver; Patricia J. Wynne
	List Price:   $8.95 Unit Price:   $7.16 You Save:   $1.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   007057930X ISBN-13:   9780070579309 Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Series:   One Small Square Ser. Edition:   illustrated Category:   Science Books Pub. Date:   March 1997 Pages:   47 Format:   Paperback Ages:   6 to 9 Grades:   1 to 4
Subjects
NATURE_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
Explains how to observe and explore plants, animals, and their interactions in your own backyard. An exciting journey of science discovery is as near as your own backyard. Just one small square is alive with creepers and crawlers, lifters and leapers, singers, buzzers, climbers, builders, and recyclers. Backyard invites children ages 7 and up to become nature lovers by looking, listening, touching, and smelling the world from the ground up! From the unique One Small Square series of science acitivity books. . .where children can explore exotic and familiar ecosystems in detail, one small square at a time. A voyage of scientific discovery is as near as your own backyard. There you'll find a busy hub, full of creepers and crawlers, lifters and leapers, singers, buzzers, climbers, builders, and recyclers. It's a place where children can smell, listen, look, and get a hands-on feel for life--all in one small square of land and air. Backyard is just one of the exciting, vibrantly illustrated volumes in the critically acclaimed ne Small Square series of science and nature books for children ages 7 and up. Each book includes: Stunning full-color illustrations of each habitat and its creatures; Motivating experiments and activities, along with clear, diagrammed instructions and safety tips; A picture field guide to the habitat; a glossary-index and resource list. One Small Square--an eye-opening series orignally published in hardcover--puts the whole world in perspective for children, one small square at a time. Each book is a thrilling, up-close encounter with mammals, insects, plants, birds, fish, amphibians, bacteria, and the ecosystems in which they live. 'Science education at its best.'--Science Books and Films. Donald M. Silver is the author of more than 40 science books for children and teachers alike. In addition to the award-winning One Small Square series, he has written The Animal World, Why Save the Rain Forest?, Extinction Is Forever, and The Dinosaur Activity Book--all illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne. Award-winning aviation writer Geza Szurovy explains how pilots can fly far less by setting up efficient and effective flying clubs and partnerships. This book examines every aspect of shared ownership including financing, scheduling, insurance, maintenance, storage, liability, and more. Sample forms and Excel spreadsheet programs help simplify recordkeeping.