101 Things Every Kid Should Know About Science [Paperback]

Samantha Beres (Author), Arthur Friedman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Presents a variety of facts in such scientific areas as biology, astronomy, and physics.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7-A brief overview of the many disciplines of science. Without the benefit of a table of contents, the countdown begins immediately with chemistry facts. The author then progresses rapidly through the basic areas of physics, the earth-science groups, biology, and on to technology. A "Brief Bio" section highlights famous people in their fields. The index lists subjects with a number listed beside them. Readers won't readily know if the number refers to a page or the topic. Additional fun facts are frequently included in shaded boxes. Small pen-and-ink sketches enhance the presentation. This book will best be used for informative pleasure reading rather than for reports or science-fair projects.
Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 4^-7. Beres packs an incredible amount of basic science information into this compact book, which is organized into broad categories, including chemistry, physics, biology, zoology, and geography. Using a reader-friendly text and black-and-white illustrations, she introduces 101 science facts, covering a wide variety of subjects--among them, cells, weather, fungi, deciduous trees, earthquakes, steam engines, and the human body. Brief biographies of relevant scientists and discoverers are also included, as are easy hands-on activities and entertaining facts (Did you know "you have 30 million smell receptors in your nose" ?) At once a source for reference and reports and for browsing and just plain fun, this is a must for science collections. Helen Rosenberg --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Lowell House (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565659163
• ISBN-13: 978-1565659162
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,581,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book appealling to the inquiring mind of any child., October 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 101 Things Every Kid Should Know About Science (Paperback)

This is a good book for 3rd - 7th graders because its "strange but true" tidbit-based approach will appeal to any curious mind. What is particularly nice about the book is that it is NOT a haphazardly arranged collection of factoids, as so many kids science books are. Beres' book may provide information in small chunks, but the chunks build on one another, so after reading a chapter full of them you emerge with an understanding of the overall shape of earth science, for instance, or biology. It certainly isn't a textbook, but it will get readers interested in the way the world works and how scientists go about discovering those workings.