{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students","description":" I was recently reading the January\/February 2022 issue of \u201cScience Scope\u201d a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.&amp;nbsp;In this issue, I read the article listing the \u201c2022 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.\u201d&amp;nbsp;   In this podcast, we look at eight \u201cOutstanding Science Trade Books\u201d recommended for middle school students in grades 6 - 8:   \u201cBeavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers\u201d by Frances Backhouse   \u201cInside In: X-Rays of Nature\u2019s Hidden World\u201d by Jan Paul Schuttten   \u201cTracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galapagos Giant\u201d by Kate Messner   \u201cOcean Planet: Animals of the Sea and Shore\u201d by Ben Rothery   \u201cSaving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear\u201d by Trang Nguyen   \u201cFungarium: Welcome to the Museum\u201d by Gaya Ester   \u201cFred and Marjorie: A Doctor, A Dog and the Discovery of Insulin\u201d by Deborah Kerbel   \u201cWonder Women of Science\u201d by Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue       ","author_name":"K12Science","author_url":"http:\/\/k12science.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22053161\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/120832949"}