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What Do You Know About Evolution and Classification?
Those looking for labs or demonstrations to support science curricula may find this series especially helpful. Perfect for budding scientists who want to investigate the world around them.
Experiments with a Flashlight
Good choices where additional ideas for science experiments are needed.
Each volume includes several activities--widely varying in quality--to introduce mid-elementary students to physics and chemistry concepts. Although the concise steps and bright photographs of children engaged in the experiments imply that these are straightforward, the directions are often vague, materials other than the title items need to be obtained, and the science is poorly explained. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following One-Stop Science titles: Experiments with a Flashlight, Experiments with a Lemon, Experiments with a Ruler, and Experiments with Water.
All About Forces
Appealing first glimpses of physical principles and phenomena.
These books, designed for a primary-grade audience, superficially introduce the concepts of force and magnetism. Royston uses short sentences and simple language to explain the basics of these principles, while bland stock photos and easy experiments (interspersed throughout, with results appended) adequately illustrate and exemplify them. Both books include a quiz. Reading list. Glos., ind. Reviews cover the following All About Science titles: All About Forces and All About Magnetism.
What Happens If the Ozone Disappears?
Fans of dystopian novels and films may relish the support for their pessimistic views offered by these compelling but unsettling glimpses of possible futures.
These titles present worst-case scenarios for each topic. Clear explanations of general problems come first, followed by chapters with specifics (e.g., oil drilling, pesticides) in text blocks. Increasingly dire projections for future decades and centuries are interspersed, complete with dystopian headlines. Small, individual mitigations are suggested on the last pages. Color photographs, charts, and other visuals fill busy spreads. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Unstable Earth titles: What Happens if the Ozone Disappears?, What Happens if the Rain Forests Disappear?, What Happens if We Overfish the Oceans?, and What Happens When an Ice Cap Melts?.
Amphibians
Despite some flaws, suitable additions.
Following a brief introduction to birds' identifying
characteristics and the concept of scientific classification,
two-page spreads provide a general overview of physical attributes
and adaptations, nesting and chick-rearing behaviors, and
subcategories such as water birds. Captioned photos are well
chosen; an occasional spread features exceptional birds (e.g., the
swift, which sleeps while it flies). A quiz is appended. Reading
list. Glos., ind.
Fighting Cancer
Gr 6–9—Some of public medicine's greatest triumphs as well as ongoing struggles are highlighted in these examinations of modern plagues...
Desert Food Chains
Gr 1–3—Similar in scope and overall approach to the publisher's "Protecting Food Chains" series (2011) but aimed at a younger audience, these studies progress from examining each element in a simple food chain to a more complex one...
The Race to Feed the Hungry
Gr 5–8—While the title of this series might seem sensational, the subjects covered are ones that readers young and old should be paying attention to...
Animals That Climb
Gr 2–4 - This well-conceived series examines a variety of animals who share common attributes...
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