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“ ‘ What was your favorite book as a child?’ In more than 10 years of facilitating workshops, we have never heard anyone reply, ‘ My fourth-grade science textbook.’ Clearly, textbooks have an important place in the science classroom, but using trade books to supplement a textbook can greatly enrich students’ experience.” — from Teaching Science Through Trade Books If you like the popular “ Teaching Science Through Trade Books” columns in NSTA’ s journal Science and Children, or if you’ ve become enamored of the award-winning Picture-Perfect Science Lessons series, you’ ll love this new collection. It’ s based on the same time-saving concept: By using children’ s books to pique students’ interest, you can combine science teaching with reading instruction in an engaging and effective way. In this volume, column authors Christine Royce, Emily Morgan, and Karen Ansberry selected 50 of their favorites, updated the lessons, and added student activity pages, making it easier than ever to teac