What's in your pocket?
collecting nature's treasures
What is in your pocket?
Montgomery, Heather L.
creator
author.
Lechuga, Maribel
illustrator.
text
bibliography
biography
Picture books for children.
Children's stories.
Biographies.
mau
2021
monographic
eng
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Meg Lowman, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, George Washington Carver, Maria Sibylla Merian, and five other scientists are shown in their childhoods, picking up treasures and studying them. Biographical information is included at the back, along with guidelines for collecting respectfully. (Miller Library Staff)
"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing eight scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--
Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).
Ages 4-8. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Grades 2-3. Charlesbridge Publishing.
juvenile
Heather L. Montgomery ; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga.
Includes bibliographical references.
Carver, George Washington
1864?-1943
Juvenile literature
Beebe, William
1877-1962
Juvenile literature
Goodall, Jane
1934-
Juvenile literature
Darwin, Charles
1809-1882
Juvenile literature
Lowman, Margaret
Juvenile literature
Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F
1980-
Juvenile literature
Anning, Mary
1799-1847
Juvenile literature
Merian, Maria Sibylla
1647-1717
Juvenile literature
Life scientists
Biography
Juvenile literature
Naturalists
Biography
Juvenile literature
Women naturalists
Biography
Juvenile literature
Women life scientists
Biography
Juvenile literature
Collectors and collecting
Biography
Juvenile literature
QH26 .M65 2021
1623541220
9781623541224
2020028058
DLC
200626
20220524094742.0
on1162194388
eng