Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get digging in Let's Build a Backyard-a lively, rhyming picture book that celebrates outdoor construction and creativity. This energetic story follows a group of young builders as they plan, dig, build and plant their way to a beautiful backyard. With bouncy rhymes and vibrant illustrations by a real-life engineer, this book brings STEM concepts to life in a playful, accessible way. It introduces key ideas about teamwork, design, sustainability, and effort-all wrapped up in the excitement of building a space to play and grow. Perfect for early years and lower primary classrooms, Let's Build a Backyard offers the ideal combination of literacy, science, and outdoor learning. It supports themes around nature, hands-on learning, and collaborative play while inspiring children to observe and engage with their own backyard environments. Educational Benefits: Introduces basic construction and engineering vocabulary for young learners. Supports STEM learning through practical, real-world building scenarios. Encourages outdoor engagement, sustainability, and teamwork. Promotes literacy through rhythm, rhyme and sequencing. Classroom Ideas: Design and build a small garden space or model backyard using natural materials. Use the book to launch a STEM week on simple machines and construction. Act out the building process as a movement or drama activity. Invite students to draw plans for their ideal backyard and label each part. Information: Ages: 3-7 years Format: Paperback picture book Theme: Backyard construction, teamwork, STEM Item Code: HACH1289
