Buried in the Backyard (Science Solves It!) - Softcover

Herman, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575651262 ISBN 13: 9781575651262

Publisher: Astra Publishing House, 2003

Synopsis

Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun science books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences.

While trying to dig a pool for themselves, Ryan and Kate discover a very large, old bone-right in their own backyard! Amazingly, it turns out to be the fossilized bone of a Woolly Mammoth! Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! (Level One; Science topic: Woolly Mammoths)

About this title

About the Author

Gail Herman is a published adapter, author, and a narrator of children's books. Jerry Smath illustrated his first children’s book in 1954 and hasn’t stopped. He has illustrated over 100 books for other authors, and has written and illustrated 30 of his own titles. Two of those, But No Elephants and The Housekeeper’s Dog (Parents Press), were Children’s Choice Award winners. Jerry and his wife live in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, with a dog named Molly.

Reviews

Reviewed with Jennifer Dussling's Gotcha!

K-Gr. 2. Part of the Science Solves It! series, these two lively stories encourage young readers to "think like a scientist" by observing closely, measuring carefully, asking questions, and making predictions. In Dussling's book Peter plays a practical joke on his friends and then reveals how a magnet helped him pull it off. His friends then use what they know about magnets to play their own joke on Peter. In Herman's book, Ryan gets his sister, Katie, excited about woolly mammoths when they uncover a gigantic bone in their backyard. They take the bone to the museum and the scientists come and dig up a woolly mammoth skeleton in the yard. Illustrated in full-color, both books combine a contemporary story and lively dialogue with hands-on facts. Notes in small type on each page and a final page of easy suggestions will help adults talk about the science with kids. Kathy Broderick
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Edition details

• Publisher: Astra Publishing House
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575651262
• ISBN 13: 9781575651262
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Smath Jerry
• Number of pages: 32