100 Backyard Activities That Are the Dirtiest, Coolest, Creepy-Crawliest Ever!: Become an Expert on Bugs, Beetles, Worms, Frogs,

Awesome Experiments and Nature Activities You Can Do Without Your Parents

Can 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.

Colleen Kessler is an award-winning educator, author, speaker, homeschool mom to four gifted children and the founder of Raising Lifelong Learners. She left teaching after more than a decade to write and speak as an advocate for gifted and twice-exceptional children. She’s written more than a dozen books, including Raising Creative Kids and Hands-On Ecology. She speaks regularly at homeschooling conventions, events and online webinars and podcasts. Colleen lives with her family in Ohio.