by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
The world around us is made of many different materials. What is rubber and how do you make it? Once you have made the rubber is it hard or soft? What can you do with rubber? Simple, repetitive text teaches basic vocabulary as it opens children’s eyes to the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
What kinds of noises do different animals make? Using up close photographs of familiar animals, this book explores the differences between sounds made by various animals. “The seal barks.” “The wolf howls.” There’s a beautiful picture of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Here’s a book with eleven experiments perfect for the young inquiring, scientific mind. These experiments answer important questions like what does a plant need to grow and how do snails move? You’ll have fun with worms, snails, bean seeds, making a...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
How do things work on the inside? This is an up close, inside look at how neon signs, lightning, crash helmets, night vision and more are engineered. How does the science work and just how do they put all these modern and fascinating tools together? Perfect for kids...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
What do patterns look like in nature? Photographs of patterns in nature make up this simple book. There are patterns all around us in the sand, n the wing of a butterfly, in a tiger’s stripes, and in our farmland. Teach children all about patterns in the world...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
We’re about to make some chocolate chip cookies. Will we be using any math skills to make those yummy treats? Let’s count how many ingredients we need. If we need to measure out the flour and the sugar, how will we be using math? How long will the cookies...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
There has been a burglary at the mansion of a local millionaire. You are the detective on duty. Now, you’re going to have some math challenges to figure out who did it. Take a look at the crime scene, the evidence that was found there and see if you can figure...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
It turns out that all those math problems you’ve been doing can help you get the job done in the emergency room at the local hospital. Let’s start with the route that the ambulance takes from the scene of the accident back to the hospital. Using data boxes...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Step by step instructions using shapes make this a fun read and a great exercise in following directions. We begin with two red rectangles topped with an orange triangle. Using color and shape and taking it one step at a time, we draw a house and then have the fun of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Divided into four chapters plus an index, this informative little book opens with seven shapes named and outlined and a beach illustration facing that shows examples of many of the shapes just demonstrated. Shapes have names. Young readers learn the names of...
