Bungee Jumpers and Other Science Questions
Published on 20. April 2000
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-340-76440-4 (ISBN)
Description
What does our sunflower need to make it grow? How can we stop an ice lolly melting? Why does the water in the bird bath dry up? In this boldly original book, a group of young friends ask intriguing questions about the world around them, inspiring young readers to speculate, investigate and find out the answers for themselves.
Reviews / Votes
These colourful, striking books stand apart from other resources and will certainly help with the teaching and understanding of science as they are able to spark curiosity and fuel discussion in a simple and original manner. -- Dr Anil Kumar (Glaxo Wellcome plc) They are bright, colourful, very appealing and disarmingly simple in their presentation. -- John Austin, Channel 4 Schools Wonderfully bright, exciting books which start science investigations off from the right beginning. -- Barbara Higginbotham, Data Harvest Fascinating, relevant and informative science books. You, the children and the parents won't be able to stop yourselves investigating! -- Max de Boo, University of Hertfordshire The books are delightful, with real science at the core. -- John Crossman, Education Extra A terrific way of introducing your child to key scientific concepts at an early age...With clear descriptions and colourful illustrations, children are guided step-by-step to discover the answers.Each problem will stimulate lateral thinking, problem-solving and word recognition. Children can discover science the fun way with these four colourful books filled with exciting experiments. -- BFC, Jan 01More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Fourth Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Illustrations
Full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 10 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 236 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-76440-4 (9780340764404)
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Persons
Brenda and Stuart Naylor are the husband-and-wife team behind the Science on the Underground posters. They are ex-teachers and now train teachers at Manchester Metropolitan University. They developed science 'concept cartoons' in the course of their work with primary teachers and realised they had great potential for science teaching at all ages.