LTER Schoolyard Series

LTERSchoolyard Series

The Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) and theLTER Schoolyard Series are supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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LTER Schoolyard Series Discover a series of illustrated children’s books, where:

• the content is carefully reviewed by research scientists• the illustrations are beautiful yet accurate• the narrative of each story is designed to bring ecological science to

life and engage children• the book can be read to or by the child at school or at home• the information presented in the sidebars encourages further investigation• teacher materials are accessible and available for classroom use

The largest and longest-lived ecological network in the United States, the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network provides the scientific expertise, research platforms, and long-term datasets necessary to document and analyze environmental change. The Network brings together a multi-disciplinary group of more than 2000 scientists and graduate students. The twenty-six LTER sites encompass diverse ecosystems in the continental United States, Alaska, Antarctica and islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific—including deserts, estuaries, lakes, oceans, coral reefs, prairies, forests, alpine and Arctic tundra, urban areas, and production agriculture.

The mission of the Schoolyard Series is to engage children and their families in learning about the earth’s ecosystems, both locally and internationally, through narratives that reflect the dynamic research being conducted at the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research Sites.

Books support the Schoolyard mission of LTER sites by emphasizing:• Connection to the local community• Interdisciplinary ecological concepts• The importance of long-term perspectives• A connection to scientists and the scientific questions that are being

studied at each LTER site


The Lost Seal

978-0-9723422-7-8 � HardbackJuly 2006 � $19.95 Pages: 40Size: 10 1/4 x 9 ½By Diane McKnight and Illustrated by Dorothy EmerlingResearch scientists camped at the desolate McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica studying the local lakes and streams are one day surprised to find a young Weddell seal in their midst. Tired and hungry, and perhaps lured by the smell of the group’s cheeseburger dinner, the young male is a long way from his natural habitat on the sea ice of McMurdo Sound. Bound by the Antarctic Conservation Act, the scientists know they cannot provide it with sustenance, but instead contact seal scientists who, after some thought, decide they can provide assistance so the seal can re-turn to the sea ice. The seal gets the ride of its life back to its natural habitat, and the scientists name one of their newly found streams to commemorate their unlikely campmate.

My Water Comes From the Rocky Mountains

978-0-9817700-0-0 � HardbackAugust 2009 � $16.95 978-0-9817700-1-7 � PaperbackAugust 2009 � $9.95 Pages: 32Size: 11 x 9 ¾By Tiffany FourmentIllustrated by Dorothy EmerlingThis book introduces children to the nation’s watershed, the Continental Divide, and how snowmelt forms the headwaters of the rivers and streams that bring life to the land below all along the front range of the Rocky Mountains. The entire water cycle is described from evaporation to glacier formation and the various life zones that water runs through on its way from alpine tundra to prairie are detailed in exquisite drawings.

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My Water Comes From the San Juan Mountains

978-0-9817700-2-4 � HardbackAugust 2009 � $16.95978-0-9817700-3-1 � PaperbackAugust 2009 � $9.95 Pages: 32Size: 9 3/4 x 11By Tiffany Fourment; Koren Nydick; Gary Gianiny and Mary Ann GoffIllustrated by Dorothy EmerlingThis book introduces children to the nation’s watershed, the Continental Divide, and how snowmelt forms the headwaters of the rivers and streams that bring life to the land below on the Rocky Mountain’s Western Slope. The entire water cycle is described from evaporation to glacier formation and the various life zones that water runs through on its way from alpine tundra to the rich farmland of the Western Slope is detailed in exquisite drawings.

Sea Secrets: Tiny Clues to a Big Mystery

978-0-9779603-9-2 • HardbackSeptember 2008 • $16.95 Pages: 32Size: 10 3/4 x 9 ¾By Mary M. Cerullo and Beth E. SimmonsIllustrated by Kirsten Carlson Journey across the Pacific Ocean and investigate the mystery connecting three different animals from the California Current to the polar waters west of the Antarctic Peninsula. Become an ocean detective and discover the connection between a seabird, whale, and a penguin; and maybe you’ll uncover the sea secret that links them all. This book invites young readers to explore ocean ecosystems and their food webs. Field sketches, water-colors, and photographs combine to reveal the clues.

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One Night in the Everglades

978-0-9817700-4-8 � HardbackJune 2012 � $15.95 978-0-9817700-6-2 � eBookJune 2012 � $9.99 Pages: 32Size: 10 1/2 x 9 ¼By Laurel Larsen Ph.D.Illustrated by Joyce Mihran Turley

Una Noche en los Everglades (Spanish Version)

978-0-9817700-8-6 � HardbackJune 2012 � $15.95 978-0-9817700-9-3 � eBookJune 2012 � $9.99 Pages: 32Size: 10 1/2 x 9 ¼By Laurel Larsen Ph.D.Translated by Alida Ribbiand Rudolf JaffeIllustrated by Joyce Mihran TurleyFollow two scientists as they spend a night in the Everglades collecting water samples, photographing wildlife, and sloshing through marshes in an attempt to understand this mysterious ecosystem. Part of a long-term effort to return the Everglades to a natural state after a century of develop-ment, the scientists try to figure out what the “river of grass” was like prior to human settlement. Along the way, they deal with razor-sharp sawgrass and alligators and turtles and are even surprised by the sudden presence of what is known in the Everglades as a “frog gigger”—one who hunts and collects frogs for food!



And the Tide Comes In…: Exploring a Georgia Salt Marsh

978-0-9817700-5-5 � HardbackDecember 2012 � $15.95978-0-9817700-7-9 � eBookDecember 2012 � $9.99Pages: 32Size: 9 1/2 x 11By Merryl AlberIllustrated by Joyce Mihran TurleyThis book is a narrative told from the point of view of a young girl who is showing her visiting cousin a Georgia coastal salt marsh. The children visit the marsh every day for four days, slowly building their knowledge of the ecosystem. As they make their way through the tall marsh grass, the two children slip and slide on marsh mud, discover clusters of ribbed mussels at the base of the grass, and watch as fiddler crabs skitter from burrow to burrow around the edge of a creek. Representative of intertidal marshes throughout the world, the Georgia coastal salt marsh described in this book is typically shared by both land and marine mammals, presenting a unique ecosystem at the water’s edge.

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This nonfiction picture book follows two scientists who spend thenight collecting information about the flora and fauna of Florida’s Ever-glades. Though the scientists are fictional, they are part of the real-life Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research project, a research team working to restore the Everglades to its natural state. As the duo works, background information is supplied as to why the existence of the Everglades is threatened. Also included are facts about some of the 68 endangered species and other unique creatures that inhabit the area, as well as details about the equipment used by the scientists to collect the data."

—Booklist

ONE NIGHT IN THE EVERGLADES

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Kupe and the Corals

978-1-58979-753-6 � HardbackMay 2014 � $15.95Pages: 32Size: 10 1/2 x 9 ¼By Jacqueline L. Padilla-GamiñoIllustrated by Marjorie Leggitt One night while young Kupe is fishing with his father, he observes an astonishing event, thousands and thousands of tiny “bubbles” rising to the surface of the waters in the lagoon near where he lives. Kupe visits with an elder from his village and a scientist from the nearby marine lab in an attempt to learn more about what he has seen. Kupe then goes on to learn more about how corals grow and the importance of corals in building the reefs that provide homes for all of the other wonderful animals that he sees while snorkeling in the lagoon.

English/SpanishKupe and the Corals / Kupe y los Corales 978-1-58979-776-5 � PaperbackMay 2014 � $8.95English/Hawaiian Kupe and the Corals / No Kupe a me na Ko'a 978-1-58979-778-9 � PaperbackMay 2014 � $8.95 French/TahitianKupe et les Coraux / Kupe’ e te To’a 978-1-58979-779-6 � PaperbackMay 2014 � $8.95English/TahitianKupe and the Corals / Kupe’ e te To’a 978-1-58979-780-2 � PaperbackMay 2014 � $8.95French/PaumotuKupe et les Coraux / Kupe ke te Toka 978-1-58979-777-2 � eBookMay 2014 � $8.95



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ONE NIGHT IN THE EVERGLADES

“ An ecologist records a typical “research night” in Florida’s Everglades, using her own experiences to paint a picture of this unique geological/biological habitat. Larsen’s informative text records the efforts of scientists “Laurel” and “Dan” to evaluate water quality and flow, measure peat layers and sediment rates, photograph “floc” and zooplankton, and collect water samples from a tiny research platform in the heart of the ‘Glades. Larsen defines unfamiliar terms in the margin and includes snips of data. All is illu-minated by Turley’s colorful, full-page illustrations of such sights as airboats, birds, alligators, and a sunrise, and some smaller details of bladderworts, crayfish, and the like."

—Library Journal


A sneak peak atKupe and the CoralsBilingual English & Spanish versionComing soon in May 2014!

The latest addition to the series is available in six different versions; English, English/Spanish, English/Hawaiian, English/Tahitian, Tahitian/French, and French/Paumotu (a Polynesian language). Explore the lifecycle of coral with Kupe and discover with him just how important they are!


AND THE TIDE COMES IN...

“…The author uses approachable language in such comparisons as the marsh to a neighborhood coffee shop–local birds who visit there every day and others who drop by on their way somewhere else. A browsable look on two levels at a vital coastal habitat and resource."

—Booklist

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