The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Burns, Loree Griffin

Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard

80 pp. | Holt | February, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-9062-8 $19.99

(2) 4-6 Photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. Burns brings much-deserved attention to four remarkable scientific projects that enlist regular people in data collection: the Monarch Watch butterfly tagging project, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a project documenting ladybug species, and a frog study. Detailed accounts of the procedures along with the handsome color photography make the idea of participation highly appealing. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012