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Book Review| November 01 2017 I Wonder Why Series Fragrant as a Flower. By Lawrence F. Lowery. 2017. National Science Teachers Association. (ISBN 9781681403533). 36 pp. Paperback. $11.95.Quiet as a Butterfly. By Lawrence F. Lowery. 2017. National Science Teachers Association. (ISBN 9781681403540). 36 pp. Paperback. $11.95.Look and See. By Lawrence F. Lowery. 2017. National Science Teachers Association. (ISBN 9781681403557). 33 pp. Paperback. $11.95. Robin Bulleri Robin Bulleri 1rbulleri@chccs.k12.nc.us Science Department Chair Carrboro High School Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2017) 79 (9): 779–780. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.9.779c Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Robin Bulleri; I Wonder Why Series. The American Biology Teacher 1 November 2017; 79 (9): 779–780. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.9.779c Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search These three books are from the “I Wonder Why” series from NSTA. According to NSTA's website, the “I Wonder Why” book series is “written to ignite the curiosity of children in grades K-6 while encouraging them to become avid readers.” There are a variety of topics in this series, including nature, measurements, plants, insects, and colors. Each book also has teaching tips for teachers and parents at the end. Fragrant as a Flower follows a boy as he visits locations around town, noticing each place's unique smell. Some smells are pleasant—the flower shop, laundry, the bakery—while others are a little less nice, like the fish market, and “rubbish in a clump.” This book is written in rhyme, and although the father-son aspect of the story is sweet, the rest feels a bit forced. Imagining the smells of the pastry store and the fruit shop are reminiscent, but I don't want... You do not currently have access to this content.
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