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What are natural resources? And why is it important to prevent natural resources from being wasted? Explore Natural Resources! answers these questions. The 25 projects inspire young readers ages 6-9 to have fun while learning why natural resources are important to all living things and how every child can take care of the earth’s resources through reducing, reusing, and recycling. Kids will read about national parks and early environmentalists, Earth celebrations, and the science behind renewable and nonrenewable resources. With projects and experiments ranging from making a wind-powered car and creating a solar catcher to calculating their water footprint, children will discover that everything comes from the earth. Projects are easy-to-follow, require little adult supervision, and use commonly found household products, many from the recycling box.



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Anita Yasuda

Author of UP, UP, FOREVER UP: JUNKO TABEI'S PIONEERING EVEREST CLIMB illustrated by Yuko Shimizu (Clarion, 2024) , DIWALI: A FESTIVAL OF JOY, illustrated by Darshika Varma (Penguin Random House, 2024) , and BOLLYWOOD BEAT, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan (Kids Can Press, 2025) , as well as many other children's books. Represented by Lori Steel of Red Fox Literary.



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