Children's Science
Featured Items
Making Things Float & Sink
Paperback
ISBN: 1562946358
Understanding the basics of density and how that affects flotation and buoyancy comes to life in a step-by-step guide that presents simple but effective experiments that include creating a hydrometer and a jet boat
Exploring the Night Sky
The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners
Paperback
ISBN: 0920656668
A basic guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars.
Loon and Moon
And Other Animal Stories
Paperback
ISBN: 0976626438
These collected tales are outstanding read-aloud stories for families, teachers, librarians and, of course, children. Some stories are original, some are based on traditional tales from other cultures, and some are new twists on familiar stories.
The Periodic Table
Elements with Style
Paperback
ISBN: 0753460858
Web-style "homepages" introduce to budding chemists each of the chemical elements from the periodic table, complete with witty and informative profiles written by the elements themselves.
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
Paperback
ISBN: 0881064505
Introduces the characteristics and activities of insects and other crawly creatures from A to Z, beginning with the ant and concluding with the zebra butterfly.
Rocket Science
50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning Gadgets Kids Create Themselves
Paperback
ISBN: 0471113573
Describes the science behind levers and pulleys, air and water power, electricity and magnetism, chemistry, acoustics, and optics, with ideas for experiments to do
The Incredible Journey Through the Human Body
Paperback
ISBN: 1577689569
Takes readers on a trip through the human body, with die-cut holes in each page giving a view of each organ and its function.
Engineering the City
How Infrastructure Works
Paperback
ISBN: 1556524196
Explains how cities obtain water, gas, and electricity and how these infrastructure systems developed along with the cities themselves; and provides experiments, games, and construction diagrams for interactive learning.
W Is for Wind
A Weather Alphabet
Paperback
ISBN: 1585363308
"An A-Z pictorial for children including weather terms such as barometer, cloud, tornado, and sunshine introduced with poems accompanied by expository text to provide detailed information"--Provided by publisher.
On the Same Day in March
A Tour of the World's Weather
Paperback
ISBN: 0064435288
From freezing temperatures in the Arctic to blistering hot in the Carribean Islands, a colorful tale with easy-to-read text explains how weather can differ in all parts of the world on the very same day. Reprint.
