Elementary NSTA Press and NSTA Recommends Books on Plants

In addition to these fine selections, NSTA offers many other books; to learn more, visit http://store.nsta.org.

Classroom Creature Culture: Algae to Anoles

NSTA Press

Grades K–8

Living organisms are important classroom resources and require appropriate, responsible care. This anthology of articles from NSTA's award-winning journal Science and Children provides the basics about collecting, investigating, and caring for plants and animals in classroom settings.

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Dig In! Hands-On Soil Investigations

NSTA Recommends

Grades K–4

Give students the dirt on soil with a practical book that brings new meaning to the term "hands-on." Using these 12 activities and two original stories as guides, kids will soon be up to their elbows in the study of soil formation, habitats and land use, animals that depend on soil, plants that grow in soil, soil science, and soil conservation. Each teacher-tested lesson plan offers helpful background, assessment methods, and suggestions for further exploration.

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http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB159X

Starting With Nature: Plant Book

NSTA Recommends

Grades K–8

The broad focus of the book is on functions of plants—pollination, seed growth, flowers—and no attempt is made to identify specific plants, although those plants depicted are named.

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http://www2.nsta.org/recommends/product.asp?id=11713

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