Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry With Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  NSTA Press announces the release of a revised and expanded edition of the popular and award-winning Picture-Perfect Science Lessons. This resource for grades 3–6 teachers combines Standards-based science content with the appeal of children's picture books. Authors Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan offer ready-to-teach lessons ideal for time-pressed teachers looking to integrate science and reading. Hands-on, inquiry activities using diverse children's trade books such as Oil Spill! and Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets engage struggling and reluctant readers and promote scientific discovery. The second edition offers five new, classroom-tested lessons, bringing the total to 20. The authors have also added comprehensive background notes for each chapter and more reading strategies.

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Whether you are already using Picture-Perfect Science Lessons in your classroom or are new to the best-selling series, this book will support, enrich, and extend your current curriculum. Adaptable to your students' needs and your own teaching style, this program will delight students and teachers alike.  

About the Authors

Karen Ansberry is an elementary science curriculum leader and a former fifth- and sixth-grade science teacher at Mason City Schools in Mason, Ohio. She has a bachelor's degree in biology from Xavier University and a master's in teaching from Miami University in Ohio.

Emily Morgan is the science leader for the High AIMS Consortium in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a former elementary science lab teacher at Mason City Schools and seventh-grade science teacher at Northridge Local Schools in Dayton. She earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Wright State University and master's in education from the University of Dayton.

You can browse sample pages of this new book free at the NSTA Science Store website at www.nsta.org/store.

For additional information or to purchase Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, 3-6 and other books from NSTA Press, visit the NSTA Science Store at www.nsta.org/store. To order by phone, call 800-277-5300 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET weekdays. Outside the United States and Canada, call 301-638-0200. The 403-page book is priced at $34.95 and discount-priced for NSTA members at $27.96. (Stock # PB186E2, ISBN # 978-1-935155-16-4)

The Arlington, Va.-based National Science Teachers Association is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership includes more than 50,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.

NSTA Press produces 15–25 new books each year. Focused on the preK–college market and specifically aimed at teachers of science, NSTA Press titles offer a unique blend of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies.

SOURCE National Science Teachers Association

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