(4) 4-6 Real Scientist Investigates series. Each volume's double-page spreads cover facts about the physical sciences or astronomy. Step-by-step instructions for activities (most using everyday household materials) and photographs of children engaged in science projects support the main texts. Although many of the experiments are accompanied by good guiding questions, it's not always clear what concept is the project's focus. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Scientist Investigates titles: Electricity, Forces, Light, Materials, Sound, and Space.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Real Scientist Investigates series. Each volume's double-page spreads cover facts about the physical sciences or astronomy. Step-by-step instructions for activities (most using everyday household materials) and photographs of children engaged in science projects support the main texts. Although many of the experiments are accompanied by good guiding questions, it's not always clear what concept is the project's focus. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Scientist Investigates titles: Electricity, Forces, Light, Materials, Sound, and Space.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Real Scientist Investigates series. Each volume's double-page spreads cover facts about the physical sciences or astronomy. Step-by-step instructions for activities (most using everyday household materials) and photographs of children engaged in science projects support the main texts. Although many of the experiments are accompanied by good guiding questions, it's not always clear what concept is the project's focus. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Scientist Investigates titles: Electricity, Forces, Light, Materials, Sound, and Space.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Real Scientist Investigates series. Each volume's double-page spreads cover facts about the physical sciences or astronomy. Step-by-step instructions for activities (most using everyday household materials) and photographs of children engaged in science projects support the main texts. Although many of the experiments are accompanied by good guiding questions, it's not always clear what concept is the project's focus. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Scientist Investigates titles: Electricity, Forces, Light, Materials, Sound, and Space.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Real Scientist Investigates series. Each volume's double-page spreads cover facts about the physical sciences or astronomy. Step-by-step instructions for activities (most using everyday household materials) and photographs of children engaged in science projects support the main texts. Although many of the experiments are accompanied by good guiding questions, it's not always clear what concept is the project's focus. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Scientist Investigates titles: Electricity, Forces, Light, Materials, Sound, and Space.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Real Scientist Investigates series. Each volume's double-page spreads cover facts about the physical sciences or astronomy. Step-by-step instructions for activities (most using everyday household materials) and photographs of children engaged in science projects support the main texts. Although many of the experiments are accompanied by good guiding questions, it's not always clear what concept is the project's focus. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Real Scientist Investigates titles: Electricity, Forces, Light, Materials, Sound, and Space.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) 4-6 Science Library series. This book covers plant classifications/varieties, the self-sustaining nature of plants, and their role in the ecological system; specific topics include flowering plants, fungi and lichen, germination, and pollination. Each busy double-page spread includes tidbits of information complemented by many illustrations and cross references; the organization of this British import (metric measurements intact) could be less complicated. Websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Aimed at encouraging young children to look at ordinary life from a scientific perspective, these books are clear and concise. Well-designed and photographed, each book makes potentially overwhelming scientific concepts comprehensible to young nonfiction readers. All the books include a graphing activity. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Animals, Habitats, Life Cycles, Movement, and Seasons.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Aimed at encouraging young children to look at ordinary life from a scientific perspective, these books are clear and concise. Well-designed and photographed, each book makes potentially overwhelming scientific concepts comprehensible to young nonfiction readers. All the books include a graphing activity. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Animals, Habitats, Life Cycles, Movement, and Seasons.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Aimed at encouraging young children to look at ordinary life from a scientific perspective, these books are clear and concise. Well-designed and photographed, each book makes potentially overwhelming scientific concepts comprehensible to young nonfiction readers. All the books include a graphing activity. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Animals, Habitats, Life Cycles, Movement, and Seasons.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. In this well-organized introduction to plants for early elementary students, the physical structure of plants and their life cycle are clearly described with easy-to-read text and crisp, colorful photographs. A graphing activity and simple experiment are included. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Ideally suited to the needs of younger researchers, these appealing informational books for early elementary students are clear and easy to follow. Both books successfully use the photos of specific children, named in the text, performing easily replicable activities to illustrate abstract concepts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Health and Senses.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Aimed at encouraging young children to look at ordinary life from a scientific perspective, these books are clear and concise. Well-designed and photographed, each book makes potentially overwhelming scientific concepts comprehensible to young nonfiction readers. All the books include a graphing activity. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Animals, Habitats, Life Cycles, Movement, and Seasons.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Aimed at encouraging young children to look at ordinary life from a scientific perspective, these books are clear and concise. Well-designed and photographed, each book makes potentially overwhelming scientific concepts comprehensible to young nonfiction readers. All the books include a graphing activity. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Animals, Habitats, Life Cycles, Movement, and Seasons.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(3) K-3 Everyday Science series. Ideally suited to the needs of younger researchers, these appealing informational books for early elementary students are clear and easy to follow. Both books successfully use the photos of specific children, named in the text, performing easily replicable activities to illustrate abstract concepts. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Health and Senses.

Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

(4) K-3 Everyday Science series. Except for a few oversimplifications, the short sentences in the books in this series effectively reveal scientific principles by questions, differentiation exercises, and a few very simple experiments. For example, readers are asked to collect different everyday materials and record whether they can be stretched, twisted, bent, or squashed. Color photos of children illustrate each point, and introductions and answers support each book. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Changing Forms, Electricity, Floating and Sinking, Light and Dark, Magnets, Materials, Pushing and Pulling, and Sound.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Everyday Science series. Except for a few oversimplifications, the short sentences in the books in this series effectively reveal scientific principles by questions, differentiation exercises, and a few very simple experiments. For example, readers are asked to collect different everyday materials and record whether they can be stretched, twisted, bent, or squashed. Color photos of children illustrate each point, and introductions and answers support each book. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Changing Forms, Electricity, Floating and Sinking, Light and Dark, Magnets, Materials, Pushing and Pulling, and Sound.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Everyday Science series. Except for a few oversimplifications, the short sentences in the books in this series effectively reveal scientific principles by questions, differentiation exercises, and a few very simple experiments. For example, readers are asked to collect different everyday materials and record whether they can be stretched, twisted, bent, or squashed. Color photos of children illustrate each point, and introductions and answers support each book. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Changing Forms, Electricity, Floating and Sinking, Light and Dark, Magnets, Materials, Pushing and Pulling, and Sound.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Everyday Science series. Except for a few oversimplifications, the short sentences in the books in this series effectively reveal scientific principles by questions, differentiation exercises, and a few very simple experiments. For example, readers are asked to collect different everyday materials and record whether they can be stretched, twisted, bent, or squashed. Color photos of children illustrate each point, and introductions and answers support each book. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Changing Forms, Electricity, Floating and Sinking, Light and Dark, Magnets, Materials, Pushing and Pulling, and Sound.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) K-3 Everyday Science series. Except for a few oversimplifications, the short sentences in the books in this series effectively reveal scientific principles by questions, differentiation exercises, and a few very simple experiments. For example, readers are asked to collect different everyday materials and record whether they can be stretched, twisted, bent, or squashed. Color photos of children illustrate each point, and introductions and answers support each book. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Everyday Science titles: Changing Forms, Electricity, Floating and Sinking, Light and Dark, Magnets, Materials, Pushing and Pulling, and Sound.]

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian