Trouble to Team Work: How we learned about mosquitos and pesticides.

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A Funny Garden Adventure About Friendship, Teamwork, Mosquitoes, Pesticides, and Protecting the Environment

Trouble to Team Work: How We Learned About Mosquitos and Pesticides

A funny garden disaster becomes a science adventure—and two kids who could barely get along discover they make a pretty good team.

Maria has worked hard on her school garden, growing tomatoes, peppers, and bright marigolds. Then Jason starts “helping.” First come the rubber snake, worms, and rotten fish. Then the mosquitoes arrive—and Jason’s biggest attempt to help goes terribly wrong. He sprays Maria’s garden without understanding what the pesticide will do, leaving her carefully grown plants damaged. Trouble to Team Work_ How we l…

But that mistake becomes the beginning of something much better. Instead of simply replacing the plants, Maria and Jason decide to investigate. Together they discover where mosquitoes come from, why standing water matters, how the mosquito life cycle works, why product labels are important, and how our choices can affect plants, insects, fish, and other wildlife. Trouble to Team Work_ How we l… Trouble to Team Work_ How we l…

Kids get the story. Parents and teachers get much more. The book is packed with bright, detailed full-color illustrations that help bring the garden, the characters, and the science to life. It combines humor and a fast-moving story with real lessons about STEM, environmental responsibility, critical thinking, friendship, mistakes, and teamwork.

BONUS TEACHING MATERIALS INCLUDED! Chapter 3 contains a QR code that takes parents and teachers to downloadable lesson plans, discussion questions, vocabulary, science activities, critical-thinking exercises, assessment ideas, and more. Trouble to Team Work_ How we l…

PLUS A COMPANION SONG! The downloadable resources include a fun song designed to get children excited about Maria and Jason’s adventure and help turn the book into a memorable classroom or homeschool lesson.

Great for ages 8–11, elementary classrooms, homeschool science, STEM activities, environmental education, school garden programs, and curious kids who learn best when science comes with a good story.