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

Oxlade, Chris; Ganeri, Anita

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753450895 ISBN 13: 9780753450895

Publisher: Kingfisher, 1997

Synopsis

Science can be fun! The Kingfisher First Science Encyclopedia takes a child-friendly, hands-on approach by including more than 100 simple experiments that help make complex scientific principles clear to preschool and primary-grade children. Colorful photographs and illustrations of children demonstrating each experiment will encourage readers to join right in. With its easy-to-use alphabetical arrangement and its clear and simple text, this book is an essential home resource, enabling and encouraging always-curious kids to search for the answers themselves. Plenty of fact boxes and cross-references allow further research on every topic. Ranging from atoms, computers, and the human body to X-rays and zoology, this book is a truly comprehensive first introduction to basic science. Over 1,000 appealing, colorful photographs and illustrations, with clear and easy-to-understand definitions. 100 Science activities and project. Vocabulary carefully chosen for the 5-8 year old reading level. Cross-references encourage further exploration. Glossary of scientific terms.

About this title

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.

Reviews

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
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753450895
• ISBN 13: 9780753450895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112