100 Backyard Activities That Are the Dirtiest, Coolest, Creepy-Crawliest Ever!

Awesome Experiments and Nature Activities You Can Do Without Your ParentsCan a worm smell different foods? How much weight can a super-strong bess beetle carry? Are crickets happier alone or with a friend? Would you touch a spider or keep one for a pet?100 Backyard Activities That Are the Dirtiest, Coolest, Creepy-Crawliest Ever! will teach you how to find the answers to these questions and more, and have tons of fun while you do it! Forget big-city museums, boring books and science games on your computer or tablet-with this book your backyard is your new museum, and grown-ups are only your assistants. You'll become an expert on bugs, reptiles, birds and plants by getting to know them up close and personal. How cool is that?Colleen Kessler is a teacher and mom whose mission is to share unique and effective ways to ignite a passion in kids for hands-on learning, experimentation, science and creativity. This book does all of that and more-you'll have fun catching bugs, and your parents will love that you're gaining important critical-thinking skills and knowledge about science that will help you do well in school.There's a whole world out there waiting to be discovered . . . take this book with you, go exploring and have a blast spending hours outside.