1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.&amp;nbsp; The selections are a collaboration of the National Science Teaching Association and the Children’s Book Council. In this first of two podcasts, I share six of the twelve books that were selected for middle school students.&amp;nbsp; The books are: “My Indigo World” by Rosa Chang “Before Colors: Where Do Pigments and Dyes Come From” by Annette Bay Pimental “Grizzly Bears: Guardians of the Wilderness” by Frances Backhouse “Mission Arctic: A Scientific Adventure to a Changing North Pole” by Katharina Weiss-Tuider “We Need to Talk About Vaginas” by Dr. Allison K. Rodgers “Evolution” by Sarah Darwin and Eva-Maria Sadowski K12Science http://k12science.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/30497468/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/169562538