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Be a City Nature Detective

Solving the Mysteries of How Plants and Animals Survive in the Urban Jungle

By (author) Peggy Kochanoff
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
Series: Be a Nature Detective
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
Paperback : 9781771085724, 56 pages, April 2018
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Description

How do bedbugs get into your home? Why are some grey squirrels black? Does goldenrod cause hay fever? Naturalist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these questions and more in this illustrated guide to solving nature mysteries in the city. From the author of the Silver Birch–nominated Be a Nature Detective series comes a new adventure full of fascinating facts and original watercolours. Kochanoff takes readers through city streets to show them the amazing nature growing there. To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit. ly/29WcQez

Reviews

"This book is highly recommended for public and school libraries. The book is a good resource for families with young children to use on simple outings within their community. Educators as well can use this book for exploration within the school yard as well as class walks through the local community. " —Resource Links (Pouch Cove, NF)

"Nicely rendered watercolor illustrations, with inserts for close-up details, add plenty of visual appeal. " —Canadian Review of Materials (Winnipeg, MB)