Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.
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Salvatore Tocci is the author of several nonfiction books for children.
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This review is from: Experiments W/Rocks & Minerals (True Books: Science Experiments) (Paperback)
I was ready to give up on science kits and science for kids books. I actually considered writing my own until this little gem cam along. (no kidding)
Over the past year-and-a-half I have spent probably $300 (in increments of $15.95 plus tax) buying "Science Kits" for my son who is now age six. (Project Kit for Kids: Magnetism, and Project Kit for Kids: Electricity are pretty cool) But many of those fail to teach the lesson behind the neat experiments and too often the "kits" turn out to be little more than a piece of string, three plastic cups, and a soda straw. Most "science for kids" books (I've got a collection of those too), are EITHER experiments OR the science behind them. Frequently they have over 300 words per page and use 6th grade English to describe K-4 science. (Younger kids can't read it or even understand what you read to them. Older kids are bored with re-re-learning the same old facts about magnets and light and crystals.) Finally, there is Experiments With Rocks and Minerals by Salvatore Tocci. It includes BOTH the neat-o experiments AND the science lessons behind them The language is on a 2nd-3rd grade level, so the parts my son cannot read himself I can read to him And best of all, both the pictures, and the science, are engaging enough that he doesn't feel "cheated" when I use the cups and string we have around the house (instead of the $15 cups an string included in most "science kits." It is really is age-appropriate, so he can actually browse this book and learn on his own. If we are doing the experiments together, the science doesn't stop if I have to answer the phone or let the dog out. It still has about 70 words for page, and roughly 20 words per illustration. This is perfect for kids age 8 and older but too heavy for kids 5-7. THAT is the only thing that prevented me from giving this book 5 stars. And if my son were 8 or older I probably would have I have no doubt that in the next few years I will collect every one of the books in this series.
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This review is from: Experiments W/Rocks & Minerals (True Books: Science Experiments) (Paperback)
Nice large type & easily understood text & instructions. There weren't as many experiments as I'd hoped, so that was a bit disappointing. Overall it was a good entry level book for a young person (7-10 yrs old) wanting to learn more about rocks & minerals.
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A mineral is a solid that contains only one substance. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
A mineral is a solid that contains only one substance. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Adventures With Rocks and Minerals (Adventures with Science) (Bk. 1) by Loyd Barrow on page 43
- A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides) by Frederick H. Pough in Back Matter
- Rocks and Minerals (Dolphin Science Books) by Lou Williams Page in Back Matter
- Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks) by Chris Pellant in Back Matter
- Science Experiments Index for Young People by Mary Anne Pilger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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