KidsSpring2025

10 New and Forthcoming ISBN: 978-0-7643-6883-7 Size: 6" x 9" (152 x 229 mm) Pages: 160 Illustrations: 172 color images Binding: hardcover Price: $19.99, £18.99, 26.99 CAD UK Pub Date: April 2025 Age Range: 8 to 12 years Lexile: 1190L BISAC: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Gardening Ron Smith is an educator, community scientist, and naturalist from Merchantville, New Jersey. Learning at an early age the joy and value of gardening, Ron has grown everything from figs to fungi, and he leverages a master’s degree in biology to teach lessons and lead outdoor adventures for kids and adults. MORE TITLES IN THIS SERIES Adventures in Backyard Gardening Inspiring Young Gardeners to Grow Their Own Food By Ron Smith, Illustrated by Lily Smith, Foreword by Dave Goulson ISBN 978-0-7643-6883-7 ADVENTURES IN COMMUNITY SCIENCE 978-0-7643-6575-1 96 pp. | 6" x 9" (152 x 229 mm) | hardcover $14.99, £13.99, 19.99 CAD ADVENTURES IN COMMUNITY SCIENCE WORKBOOK 978-0-7643-6576-8 64 pp. | 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) | softcover $9.99, £9.99, 13.99 CAD One part how-to guide, one part garden journey, and one part educational adventure, this guide serves as a portal to the rich soils and seed beds of the backyard garden. Guided by educator Ron Smith, young naturalists will learn about planting and harvesting, the highlights of each season in the garden, and the importance of biodiversity. Adventures in Backyard Gardening will engage children from age eight through early teens to develop their interest in growing food, understanding nature’s role in our health, and becoming lifelong participants in the earth’s bounty. Explores the topics of: • Community agriculture • Composting • The fascinating world of fungi • Raising backyard chickens • Beekeeping Supported by illustrations and photographs, easy-to-follow plans for planting and facts about food and nature come together to show how working in the garden can be a true adventure! AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2025 Young naturalists can explore the fun of backyard gardening through stories and journal entries, detailed instructions, and interesting facts about food and nature