Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Rocky Mountains by George Miller covers five states in the Northern, Middle, and Southern Rockies. Today we take a look at the state flowers of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, northern Utah, and Wyoming. This workbook features more than 20 simple, fun introductions to...
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Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: California by botanist George Miller features more than 20 simple, fun introductions to astronomy, birds, geology, and more. Plus, more than a dozen activities help kids to make hypotheses, experiment, and observe. The 19 hands-on science projects include activities such as...
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Have you ever asked, “What should we do today?” If so, you need Oregon Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive guide to the Beaver State is jam-packed with more than 150 of Oregon’s top spots for fun and entertainment. Take a simple day trip, or string together a...
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Cary J. Griffith, author of Wolf Kill, a Sam Rivers mystery, gives some good advice for aspiring authors and tells us what he wished he knew when he started writing. I don’t have the market on writing advice cornered, but over the years I have...
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For Jack Keller, winemaking was his passion. Today, Daniel Pambianchi, a well-known winemaking author, lecturer, consultant, and seasoned winemaker, shares with us what he admired about Jack Keller, author of Home Winemaking: The Simple Way to Make Delicious Wine. Not having met Jack Keller in...
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With Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Southeast, by acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels, you can plan your landscape to invite beloved backyard visitors to your garden in northern Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West...
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Easy to grow and delicious to eat, tomatoes can be enjoyed raw and are commonly cooked in recipes. Ranging from the size of a grape to that of a softball, tomatoes provide a sweet, tangy flavor, perfect for salads, appetizers, beverages, pasta, and more. Tomatoes: 50...
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Whether you’re new to the practice of crystal healing or have a level of experience with it, chances are you have questions. In today’s post, Dan R. Lynch and Julie A. Kirsch, authors of Crystal Healing, look at crystal grids and crystal balancing. What Healers Claim: Crystal grids (also...
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With around 20 species, 3,000 varieties, and thousands of cultivars, it is obvious the pear has been cultivated for a very long time with plenty of natural variety to breed. It is almost a shame, then, to walk into a large supermarket and find 6...
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Beaver dams, bird’s nests, spiderwebs―the animal kingdom is filled with expert builders that construct spectacular homes. How much do you know about them? Can you identify a critter based on where it lives? Discover nature’s amazing animal architects with this fun and interactive picture book...
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