All About Photosynthesis

Do you know how plants make their own food? Learn how plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to execute the stages of photosynthesis. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about plants and chemical reactions. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in life science fields. Introduce advanced science topics to older readers with this STEAM book that is ideal for secondary students or ages 10-14. | Do you know how plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make their own food? Learn about photosynthesis with this STEAM reader! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this title boosts secondary students’ literacy skills. |

Since her kid years, Monika Davies has been imagining and writing up stories. (Her first stories featured temperamental unicorns and wayward wizards.) She is now the author of over 60 books for kids and a workshop facilitator for adult-sized writers. She has written books on an eclectic range of topics, from surprising things we eat to global citizenship to the hidden world of toilets! She also deeply believes everyone is a writer and is on a mission to inspire and encourage people of all ages to write down their stories.
Monika holds a BFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and is certified to lead writing workshops using the AWA (Amherst Artists & Writers) method. She lives on Vancouver Island with her family and two ridiculous cats.