The Kingfisher First Science Encyclopedia (Kingfisher First Reference) - Hardcover

Oxlade, Chris; Ganeri, Anita

9780753450895: The Kingfisher First Science Encyclopedia (Kingfisher First Reference)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753450895 ISBN 13: 9780753450895

Publisher: Kingfisher, 1997

Arranged in easy-to-use alphabetical order, this child-friendly, hands-on approach to science includes more than one hundred simple experiments that make complex scientific principles clear to young readers.

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About the Author:

Anita Ganeri is the author of the Award-winning book Horrible Geography. She is currently residing at West Yorkshire, England with her family. She was born in Calcutta India and her family immigrated to Europe. She attended primary and secondary school in England. Anita has spent many years working for publishers both as an editor and a foreign rights manager. She has published over 100 books.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-3?Covering about 75 topics and including nearly as many demonstrations, this primer will help young readers gain a basic understanding of what science is and how it works. Ordered alphabetically, the articles range in length from three sentences to four pages; each introduces a concept (color, floating), gadget (calculator, television), or field (physics) with a header definition in large type and a combination of illustrations and full-color photos with explanatory captions. Some of the entries include instructions for simple science activities. Every article finishes with a box of see-also references. As topics range from "Day and Night" to "Microwaves," both the level of detail and the number of words likely to be unfamiliar vary drastically, but special terms are defined in context, and the pages are invitingly uncluttered. Potential hazards are flagged, and any boiling or cutting is left in the directions to adult helpers. Though the arrangement is arbitrary and the choice of topics unsystematic, novice researchers will find this helpful for quick reference, and as a supplementary source of ideas for primary-level science projects.?John Peters, New York Public Library
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