Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book (Klutz) (Spiral-bound)

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Product Description

After three years of development, Klutz is proud to announce its long-awaited version of a science book. 100 jam-packed pages cover subjects from light waves to biology, magnetism to optical illusions. Bound into the book are a mirror, moire spinner, diffraction grating, Fresnel lens, and agar growth medium. Attached to the binding is a plastic magnetic wand. Full color throughout.

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Winner of Canadian Toy Testing Council Award of Excellence, Parents' Choice Gold Award

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Spiral-bound: 100 pages
• Publisher: Klutz; Book and Access edition (August 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878257145
• ISBN-13: 978-1878257147
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,394 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Gift for Child or Teacher!, November 18, 2002

By	KATHLEEN E KAIN (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews

Explorabook: A Kids' Science Museum may be the best value for a child's gift or addition to a teacher's classroom. This is not just a book. It is a science tool with more than 50 activities and items needed to do them-a magnet, mirror, diffraction grating, agar gel and more. The seven book sections are: Magnetism, Bending Light Waves, Bacterial Stories, Light Wave Craziness, Homemade Science, Bouncing Light Rays and Optical Illusions. Unusual experiments include an Anti-gravity Machine, Dinnertime Magic, Bacteria Races, and Heavy Scientific Breathing. Most of the activities can be done by children but some adult supervision is required. Scientific explanations are excellent as the book originated from the San Francisco Exploratorium. Loaded with illustrations, the Explorabook is highly recommended for class or home use. From The Science Spiders Newsletter, November 2002.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My first science text book!, October 27, 2005

By	M. Oconnell "skruffylooking2" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ah, EMS sold these for a short stint in the early 90s (1992 or so). This was such a great book for the beginning experimenter, in fact some topics have stuck in my mind and helped me on science topics i'll tackle later in life...e.g. noone in my AP chem class knew what 'agar' was!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every kid should have this book!, February 11, 2000

By A Customer

This is the way science should be taught--FUN! It's a great interactive book that explains everyday "stuff" & complex science in an easy to understand and entertaining manner.