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September 30, 2011
Grades 3-6

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November 11, 2011
Grades 1-3

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December 1, 2011
Grades 2-4

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February 29, 2012
Grades 5-8

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April 25, 2012
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Mary Batten
March 8, 2006 ·  Grades 4-6

Imagine fish that change sex and plants that trick insects. Batten reveals the fascinating, wondrous, and bizarre world of animals and plants. She feels very lucky to be a science writer because she can follow her curiosity wherever her questions take her.

Batten is an award-winning science writer of books for children and adults. From Aliens From Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems to Who Has a Belly Button? her books are recommended by the National Science Teachers Association.

During the program, Batten discusses how her books encourage children to explore anything and everything in the natural world, including their own backyards.