Beaches capture our attention like few places on Earth—for good reason. Two vastly different ecosystems merge here, attracting a wide variety of life forms. Become a young oceanographer, and learn all about beaches and the plants and animals found there. West Coast naturalist Stephanie Panlasigui and East...
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Julia Rutland, author of Eggs: 50 Tried & True Recipes, shares her recipe for Amaretti with us. We made the cookies, and they were yummy! This simple cookie has a bold yet enticing almond flavor that comes from the extract rather than the almond flour. The...
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Honor mom with Jenny deFouw Geuder’s fabulous book Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist Sketchbook. If you, like Jenny, love gardening, birding, painting, and hiking, this book is for you and/or a special person in your life. We are celebrating the publishing of the book (June...
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Wolf Kill, by Cary J. Griffith, introduces readers to Sam Rivers, the predator’s predator, and weaves a masterful tale of danger and suspense in the far north. A decades-old promise haunts Sam Rivers, but the wildlife biologist refuses to return home―not with his abusive and...
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Brett Ortler, author of Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Midwest, shares with readers his love for nature. His fervent hope is that kids will get outside, observe, learn, and protect the nature of the Midwest. In today’s post, Brett shares how to teach kids to raise...
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We are excited to announce our upcoming series of Backyard Science & Discovery Workbooks, and we are celebrating with a GIVEAWAY. One lucky winner will receive a copy of the Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook of his or her choice AND the Rock & Minerals Backyard...
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Today, George Moromisato, author of 101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky, helps us to observe a total eclipse of the sun. Lunar eclipses happened regularly enough that ancient astronomers were able to work out how to predict them. But total eclipses of the sun, which happen at a...
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George Moromisato’s 101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky is a curated guide to the best the night sky has to offer. George shares with us some tips and pointers that make a night under the stars exciting and meaningful. Once, we were all astronomers. Before electric...
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Dinosaurs have filled us with wonder since the first monstrous bones were pulled from the earth hundreds of years ago. For centuries, we imagined dinosaurs as giant, clumsy brutes—but science has since revealed them to be so much more. They were living, breathing animals that...
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Super Animal Powers Earns Mom’s Choice Award Ahead of Publication! Acclaimed children’s author and superhero expert Ryan Jacobson joins forces with award-winning naturalist and photographer Stan Tekiela to spotlight 13 North American animals and their astonishing super powers, such as the Peregrine Falcon’s “super speed” and...
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