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Children's Fiction Science & Technology

The Acadia Files, Book 1

Summer Investigations

by (author) Katie Coppens

illustrated by Holly Hatam

Publisher
Tilbury House
Initial publish date
Apr 2018
Category
Science & Technology, Environment, Seasons
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780884486015
    Publish Date
    Apr 2018
    List Price
    $18.95

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Acadia Greene wants answers. Who keeps stealing her blueberries just as they ripen on the bushes” Why is her hair curly” Why does the sun wake her up so early in the summer” Why does the tide submerge her sandcastles” How do rocks become sand” Acadia doesn?t set out to do science, but she has these important questions and her scientist parents refuse to simply feed her the answers. “Conduct an experiment,” they tell her. “Use the scientific method.” So Acadia gathers evidence, makes hypotheses, designs experiments, uses the results to test her hypotheses, and draws conclusions. Acadia does science. The Acadia Files: Summer Investigations presents five summer stories, each one followed by Acadia's science notebook pages with her simple explanations and lively, whimsical drawings of natural phenomena. The Acadia Files is a fun introduction to the wonders of science, using real-world scenarios to make scientific inquiry relatable and understandable. Parents and educators can use The Acadia Files to let kids discover for themselves what it's like to be curious about the world and to satisfy that curiosity with scientific thinking.  Acadia Files for autumn, winter, and spring will follow on future lists.     The Acadia Files: Summer Investigations offers an engaging new way to apply the scientific method to real-world scenarios. Great for teaching STEAM

About the authors

KATIE COPPENS lives in Freeport, Maine, with her husband and two children. She is an award-winning middle-school teacher of science and language arts, and her books include a teacher’s guide for the National Science Teachers Association entitled Creative Writing in Science.

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Holly Hatam est une fille qui aime porter des vêtements roses et brillants, et parfois, elle porte une cape pour combattre des dragons. Elle est l’illustratrice de Chère fille, et What Matters. Holly habite à Whitby, en Ontario.

 

Holly Hatam is a girl who sometimes likes to wear something pink and sparkly and sometimes dons a cape and fights dragons. She is the illustrator of Chère fille, and What Matters. Holly lives in Whitby, Ontario.

 

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