Shows young readers how a citizen scientist learns about butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs.

True stories of everyday volunteers participating in scientific research that “may well prompt readers to join the growing community” (Booklist). Think you

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year: “Intelligent and impassioned, Citizen Scientist is essential reading for anyone interested in the natural wor

Citizen science, the active participation of the public in scientific research projects, is a rapidly expanding field in open science and open innovation. It pr

Citizen science enlists members of the public to make and record useful observations, such as counting birds in their backyards, watching for the first budding