The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Adler, David A.

Things That Float and Things That Don't

32 pp. | Holiday | July, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2862-5 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Anna Raff. Adler expertly teaches the concept of density, moving beyond the classic floating and sinking experiments to a carefully constructed lesson that helps young thinkers appreciate both scientific explanations and practices. The concepts are kept simple and age appropriate, without shying away from the more abstract dimensions of science. Cartoonlike illustrations portray two children and their curious dog happily doing science.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013