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How Nature Works: 100 Ways Parents & Kids Can Share the Secrets of Nature

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The book is written to keep the interest of every reader, but simple enough for the youngest child to understand. Experiments range from finding the bones in bird pellets, to extracting pigment from plants, to feeding sea anemones! There is an experiment just about every topic touched upon, using common tools and materials. Great book for hands on science.

I love this book. I am homeschooling my brilliant seven-year-old son using the classical curriculum recommended by Susan Bauer's book The Well-Trained Mind. When I started out the year, though, I still didn't have a science resource, so I went to the library. After renewing this book from my local library for months now, I am buying it. I don't know why I waited so long! This book is packed with full-color, two-page spreads on all the life science topics I will need this year and beyond. We have tried many of the experiments, and they are simple, inexpensive, and interesting.

I'm not saying the book is "simple." But I am saying that HOW NATURE WORKS is clear, fun for children, and fascinating. It is beautiful and unambiguous. It is just the sort of resource that all homes might enjoy.

This is great for ideas to do experiments with your kids. There are easy and harder experiments (you can do part of the set up for younger children and let older children do it all). I do wish there was a little more explanation of some the background science specifics. This copy was in great shape even though it says good it looks great with minimal wear.