{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Outstanding Science Trade Books for Early Elementary School Students - Part 1","description":"I was recently reading the January\/February 2024 issue of \u201cScience and Children,\u201d a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for elementary school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the \u201cOutstanding Science Trade Books for Students.\u201d&amp;nbsp; The selections are a collaboration of the National Science Teaching Association and the Children\u2019s Book Council. In part 1 of this two-part podcast series, I share nine books that were selected for early elementary students.&amp;nbsp; The books are: \u201cWe are Branches\u201d by Joyce Sidman \u201cHow Birds Sleep\u201d by David Obuchowski \u201cJumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider\u201d by Jessica Lanan \u201cThe Pie That Molly Grew\u201d by Sue Heavenrich \u201cSantiago Saw Things Differently: Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Artist, Doctor, Father of Neuroscience\u201d by Christine Iverson \u201cWe are Starlings\u201d by Robert Furrow and Donna Jo Napoli \u201cAt Home with the Prairie Dog: The Story of a Keystone Specie\u201d bu Dorothy Hinshaw Patent \u201cCreep, Leap, Crunch: A Food Chain Story\u201d by Jody Jensen Shaffer \u201cQueen of Leaves: The Story of Botanist Ynes Mexia\u201d by Stephen Briseno ","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\/30581238\/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\/169907243"}