Read and find out about how to discover more about the air that's all around you in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
What weighs 5 quadrillion tons but can't knock you down? Air!
The air that surrounds the earth weighs an enormous amount, but you can't even feel it unless the wind is blowing. You can't see air or smell it, either. But we know it's there, and we couldn't live without it.
When it's not windy, it can be easy to forget about air. But air is everywhere—it fills your house, your car, and even your empty milk glass. In fact, a regular room holds about 75 pounds of it!
This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes simple experiments that will show you how to prove that there is mysterious, miraculous air—all around you.
This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
These are favorites at our house! Mark is extremely science-oriented (and Janine seems to be following in his footsteps). He spends hours pouring over Visual Dictionaries and Wildlife Encyclopedias and watching Wonders of God's Creation and other science videos. He is really quite knowledgeable for his age. While it is no surprise that he liked these science books also, I was surprised that they were not too "simple" for him, with the availability of all those adult-level books. Much can be absorbed from these - they illustrate and explain advanced concepts at levels children can appreciate. The narrative is a blend of story and information and the illustrations (including visual aids such as colorful charts, maps and diagrams) are appealing and uncluttered. Each book introduces a science concept, then provides a step-by-step explanation within a clearly-written narrative. You may be able to find some of these at your library, but we decided that these were "keepers."
Many titles are included in this series. Stage1 books are for younger children (PK-K), whileStage 2 books present more advanced conceptsand with some hands-on activities that childrencan do themselves.
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
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| Brand: | HarperCollins |
| Author: | Franklin M. Branley |
| Grades: | PK-K |
| ISBN: | 9780060594152 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 10 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.3438 |
