Explore Spring: 25 Great Ways to Learn About Spring (Explore Your World series) [Paperback]

Maxine Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Explore Your World series

From tracking spring peepers and raising tadpoles to learning about seeds and recording plant growth, this activity book invites young readers to explore the wonders of spring by becoming scientists in the field. Combining hands-on learning with solid science, trivia, riddles, and terrific illustrations, projects investigate "the reason for the season" and include identifying trees and measuring their growth, recording soil temperature, and observing the forest floor. Bird migration and nest building are covered, and the movement of air and water is studied with experiments in capillary action and in such activities as "Making Parachutes," Making Kites," and "Mapping Air Currents with Bubbles."

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Packed with activities that children will enjoy."  —Summerville Journal Scene

"The unique, child-friendly approach in this book makes learning so much fun!. . . . An exciting study guide or a great supplement to your favorite . . . curriculum! Two thumbs up from this homeschooling family!"  —The Old Schoolhouse magazine

"If you are looking for a great book to add to your science curriculum I highly recommend this book! I give it a huge thumbs up!" —www.therempels4.blogspot.com (April 26, 2011)

About the Author

Maxine Anderson is the author of Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself, Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself, and Explore Winter! She lives in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Nomad Press (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978503740
• ISBN-13: 978-0978503741
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,197,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fab Resource for Elementary Science, May 1, 2011

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Shirley Rempel (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Explore Spring: 25 Great Ways to Learn About Spring (Explore Your World series) (Paperback)

This is a fantastic resource for all elementary classrooms, as well as for homeschooling families. It includes the following six chapters:

Introduction: Let's Investigate Spring!

1. The Sun Makes Seasons

2. Green, Green, Green

3. Trees and Leaves

4. Animals On The Move

5. Spring Is For Babies

6. Spring Weather

Each chapter has a ton of information to teach your children all about the season of Spring. You will learn about baby animals, dirt, how trees grow, and so much more through fun activities like making your own paper, keeping a science journal and how to go on a camaflouge treasure hunt! There is a great glossary and list of other resources that you can use to explore science. This is part of the Explore Your World Series, that includes book about Seasons, Ancient World and Space.

Although my children are only 4.5 and 2.5, I was able to modify a few of the projects, including Carnation Creation, Camaflouge Treasure Hunt and Making a Wind Chime.

If you are looking for a great book to add to your science curriculum I highly recommend this book! I give it a huge thumbs up!