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Lauren Giordano is an author, illustrator, and owner of Chickie & Roo, an educational curriculum and resource company for families and schools. She home educates her two children in Florida and taught in her local homeschool co-op community, where she led nature classes. Lauren is passionate about bringing children closer to nature and helping them develop a deeper understanding of our natural world. Her work has been featured in The Peaceful Press, A Year of Learning, Chickadees Wooden Toys, Wild & Free Co., FunSchooling Books, and more. You can find her work at chickieandroo.com. Laura Stroup is the founder of Firefly Nature School, a nature study curriculum designed for homeschooling families, co-ops, and classrooms found online at fireflynatureschool.com. Laura has a bachelor of science degree in animal ecology from Iowa State University with an emphasis in natural resource education. A former museum educator and upper-school science teacher, she now directs School of the Wild, an immersive nature school that serves her local community. Laura resides in the countryside near Springfield, Missouri, with her family. Stephanie Hathaway is a Kansas City–area artist who specializes in creating educational content inspired by our natural world. She believes in using beautiful, dynamic illustrations to make learning about science and nature exciting and accessible to children of all ages. She is guided by the notion that many of life’s valuable lessons can be learned from nature. She hopes that her work will inspire families to explore and learn from the natural world right outside their own door. You can see more of Stephanie’s educational nature-based studies and original artwork at stephaniehathawaydesigns.com. 

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**Encourage outdoor exploration and scientific discovery in the garden with this fun interactive workbook for kids.

**Nature School: In the Garden: The Workbook—the hands-on, write-in companion to Nature School: In the Garden—is packed with exciting activities, experiments, and creative prompts to help kids develop a deeper connection with nature. Through guided exercises, children will learn how plants grow, why pollinators are essential, and how soil supports an entire ecosystem. 

This interactive workbook offers a mix of journaling pages, drawing prompts, observation logs, and DIY projects, making it an exciting tool for young nature enthusiasts, homeschoolers, and classroom learning. Inside, you’ll find:

• Science experiments and DIY projects: Try hands-on activities like seed sprouting, composting, and bug observation.
• Observation and journaling prompts: Record plant growth, track the weather, and make scientific sketches.
• Engaging nature challenges: Kids will enjoy scavenger hunts, plant identification tasks, and creative outdoor activities.

• Beautifully designed worksheets: The pages encourage creativity and curiosity while reinforcing scientific concepts.
  Perfect for supplementing lessons from Nature School: In the Garden or for standalone discovery, this workbook turns any backyard, park, or school garden into a living classroom. Inspire kids to explore, learn, and grow with Nature School: In the Garden: The Workbook!

  The Nature School series is an engaging and interactive collection that inspires kids to explore the natural world through hands-on activities, science experiments, and creative prompts. Designed to foster curiosity, environmental awareness, and a love for outdoor learning, each book combines kid-friendly science facts with fun DIY projects, scavenger hunts, and vibrant illustrations to make nature education exciting and accessible. Perfect for young explorers, homeschoolers, parents, and educators, the series encourages children to connect with their surroundings, whether in their backyard, a local park, or beyond.

  Also available from the series: Nature School: In the Garden; Nature School; Nature School: The Workbook; Nature School: Planet Earth; and Nature School: Planet Earth: The Workbook.