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The second book in the Gizmo Girl series encourages creative thinking while teaching how we can use what we know about space to help preserve our ecosystem here on Earth. Geraldine is an energetic, spirited second-grader with a passion for inventing. When she observes a decline in the bee population, Geraldine decides to find a way to help. A field trip to the space museum and a challenging homework assignment prompt her to sort through her parents' old gadgets and gizmos to create an invention that may one day save the bees. Can she produce something truly remarkable; something that might help the environment and change the world? * Enthusiasm and imagination go hand in hand as readers learn thatscience can be found everywhere, and you can be an inventor by simplyusing everyday objects. * Back matter on pollination provides a nonfiction bonus to the inspirational story. * Young readers will identify with Geraldine as a problem solver, a born leader, and someone they would like to have as a friend. Other books in the GIZMO GIRL series: Geraldine and the Most Spectacular Science Project Geraldine and the Anti-Bullying Shield Geraldine and the Rainbow Machine Books in the GIZMO GIRL: TODDLER DREAMERS series: I Could Be: Josephine and the STEAM Toddler Dreamers Josephine: I Can Help--Reduce, Reuse, Recycle