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• Title:Citizen scientists : be a part of scientific discovery from your own backyard / Loree Griffin Burns ; photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz.
  
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• Author/Creator:Burns, Loree Griffin.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Harasimowicz, Ellen, ill.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Henry Holt, 2012.
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QL51 .B87 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Suburban animals--Research--Citizen participation--Juvenile literature.
  Suburban animals--Monitoring--Citizen participation--Juvenile literature.
  Animals--Research--Citizen participation--Juvenile literature.
  
• Genre/Form:Literature.
  
• Edition:1st ed.
  
• Description:80 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 x 29 cm.
  
• Summary:Shows young readers how a citizen scientist learns about butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs.
  Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. You can put your nose to a monarch pupa or listen for raucous frog calls. You can tally woodpeckers or sweep the grass for ladybugs. This book, full of engaging photos and useful tips, will show you how.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-75) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780805090628 (hc)
  0805090622 (hc)
  9780805095173 (pbk.)
  0805095179 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:What is citizen science, anyway?
  1. Fall butterflying
  2. Winter birding
  3. Spring frogging
  4. Summer ladybugging.