As concern for the welfare of species like honey bees and monarch butterflies grows alongside awareness of the impact of climate change, inspiring the next generation of citizen scientists is more important than ever. With Wildlife Ranger Action Guide, kids can make the world better for the animals and insects they love, starting right in their own backyards. Dozens of hands-on activities and habitat creation projects, such as making a frog pond from a kiddie pool, planting a pollinator garden for bees, painting a bat house, and building a lodge for lizards, encourage children to learn about and take an active role in protecting local wildlife. Lively photographic field guides covering 78 North American wildlife species teach kids about the habits and habitats of each and include tips for providing the plants and food needed for their survival. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA. With hands-on projects, activities, and a wildlife field guide, kids discover how they can identify, attract, and protect habitat for bees, butterflies, and wild animals living right around them. Mary Kay Carson is the author of Wildlife Ranger Action Guide. She has written more than 50 books for young people about wildlife, space, weather, nature, and history, including six titles in the acclaimed Science in the Field series, Weather Projects for Young Scientists, and more. She has served as associate editor of Scholastic Super Science magazine and developed student and teacher guides for Audubon Adventures. Be a Hero for Local Wildlife! Birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals live all around you - and you can help protect them! Use the field guide pages to learn about which species you're likely to see in your area. Then turn your backyard into a sanctuary by creating an animal-friendly habitat where wild residents can find food, water, shelter, and places to nest and raise their young. 1 You Can Save Wild Animals! Wildlife Spotting Blind Water Watch Test Feeders Little Critters Paw Printer Sandpit Tracks Trap Safari Survey Beneficial Bug Bait Nightlife Light Trap 2 Come on in, Feathered Friends Coffee Tub Nest Box Anti-Crash Window Clings Homemade Hummer Feeder Hummer Swing Seedy Sock Bird Alert Scrunchy Ornaments for the Birds Quick-and-Easy Suet Cakes Who's That Singing? BIRDS FIELD GUIDE American Crow American Goldfinch American Robin Baltimore Oriole Black-Billed Magpie Black-Capped Chickadee Black-Headed Grosbeak Blue Jay Carolina Wren Common Grackle Dark-Eyed Junco Eastern Bluebird Great Horned Owl House Finch Northern Cardinal Northern Flicker Red-Tailed Hawk Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse Turkey Vulture 3 Attract Butterflies, Bees & Other Buggy Buddies Be Home, Bees Bee Blocks and Boxes Butterfly Cafe BUGS & INSECTS FIELD GUIDE Banana Slug Cecropia Moth Common Walking Stick Differential Grasshopper Garden Spider Green Darner Dragonfly Grove Snail Harvestman Katydid Lady Beetle Mason Bee Monarch B