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Do As Authors & Scientists Do | National Book Month

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Do As Authors & Scientists Do | National Book Month
Episode 7
These are some of the things authors and scientists who study the natural world do. You can do the same! Note the time, place and date of your field research. Observe the size, shape, color, texture...
Begin Your Research | National Book Month

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Begin Your Research | National Book Month
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Look for an interesting spot to begin your research. It might be a place where you see lots of activity -- a pond, a garden, or a bunch of flowers, for example. Or it might be a place that needs to be...
Let's Do Some Research! | National Book Month

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Let's Do Some Research! | National Book Month
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Like April and Anthony, you can find the ingredients for a story right in your own backyard. Go somewhere outside - the playground, the lawn, a garden, a park, or the woods, perhaps. And don't forget...
April Pulley Sayre: Dig, Wait, Listen | National Book Month

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April Pulley Sayre: Dig, Wait, Listen | National Book Month
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April and Anthony study everything around them -- the animals, the plants, the rocks, the weather, well...everything. They use their five senses and take a lot of notes. Their field notes help them to...
Anthony Fredericks: Under One Rock | National Book Month

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Anthony Fredericks: Under One Rock | National Book Month
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Anthony Fredericks says, "Under One Rock has a lot of facts about creatures like insects that live in the soil. But I also wanted to weave a story around it so I could open up some of the mystery...
An Early Printing Press | National Book Month

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An Early Printing Press | National Book Month
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Printed books were much cheaper to make, so many more people bought books and learned to read. The ideas written in books spread quickly across Europe. The world was never the same once lots of people...
Johannes Gutenberg | National Book Month

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Johannes Gutenberg | National Book Month
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In the middle of the 15th century, a German man named Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press. Also, Europeans learned how to print books on paper. These two inventions made it easier to create...
Medieval Book Cover | National Book Month

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Medieval Book Cover | National Book Month
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Handmade books were expensive and only very rich people could afford to buy them. Because it took so long to make one book, only a few books existed. There were no bookstores and the biggest library...