Books with title Backyard Crafts

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.

Children will have fun learning with this brightly colored, nature-focused activity book, created according to the Montessori Method! As they fill in every page, kids will develop their cognitive potential. Step into the backyard and get to know all the plants and animals that live right there in your garden! This cheerful book introduces children to nature as they connect each bee to its nest, count the ladybugs, search for aphids and snails, place stickers on the water lilies, and help a little baby mole get back to its mother through the underground tunnels.

Key features: - Photo illustrated step-by-step instructions- Helpful material lists- Easy-to-follow templates and schematics- Patterns to trace- Crafts for every occasion- Crafts that introduce new cultures and celebrate diversity- Hands on learning- Excellent for practice in procedural and instructional literacy- Provides a wealth of economical gifts

Many interesting, disgusting things lie hidden in the backyard! From manure fertilizer to crawling centipedes, this book teaches children the science behind gross stuff in the backyard. Fascinating, educational information about stinky corpse flowers, slithering snakes shedding skin, bloodsucking mosquitoes, and other backyard grossness are also included. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences will encourage reluctant readers to learn more about gross stuff in the backyard! Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.