Experiments With Rocks and Minerals (True Books) [LARGE PRINT] (Library Binding)

by Salvatore Tocci (Author) "A mineral is a solid that contains only one substance..." (more)

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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.

About the Author
Salvatore Tocci is the author of several nonfiction books for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Library Binding: 47 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press (CT) (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516225073
• ISBN-13: 978-0516225074
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,840,639 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best, November 30, 2005

By	Robert Hyneman "bob hyneman" (Selden (Long Island), NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Experiments With Rocks and 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.