In Conservation Success: Protecting Wild Spaces and Species with Hands-on Science Activities for Kids, young scientists ages 9-12 discover different conservation efforts around the world. Learn about the individuals, scientists, organizations, and countries involved in protecting species, habitats, and our planet! Hands-on science projects and text-to-world questions offer kids a deep exploration of restoration, rewilding, reintroduction, recovering species populations, reconnecting habitats, community-based conservation, ecotourism, and protections and laws.
Laura Perdew is an author, writing consultant, and former middle school teacher. She is the author of The Fort (Page Street Kids, 2020) and over 50 books for the education market including Biodiversity: Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth (Nomad Press, 2019) which is on the Booklist editors' list of the Top 10 Books on the Environment & Sustainability for Youth 2020. Laura lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Website: lauraperdew.com
Lex Cornell is a graduate of The Center for Cartoon Studies. They have illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including the Picture Book Science: Biomes set; Climate Change: The Science Behind Melting Glaciers and Warming Oceans; Rocks and Minerals: Get the Dirt on Geology; and Gender Identity: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms. Lex lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Website: www.lexcornell.com