Science Play (Little Hands!)

Whether categorizing floaters and sinkers or taking a wide-eyed science safari, kids will discover science all around them--biology in the backyard, chemistry in the kitchen, and physics in the block pilei Over 65 safe, age-appropriate activities encourage kids to discover, sort, observe, predict, and think creatively. Kids can: * Create a mini-rainfall with a cloud-in-a-bag. * See sound with homemade whiz-bank gizmos. * Celebrate plants by taking a seedy sock walk. *Learn how to make adobe brick building blocks.

Jill Hauser teaches kindergarten in Redding, California, where she lives with her family. She is the author of Gizmos & Gadgets, Super Science Concoctions, Easy Art Fun!, and Wow! I'm Reading! all published by WilliamsonBooks. Mike Kline has been creating "infotoons," kid-friendly diagrams, and his own brand of comics for Kids Discover magazine for over 13 years. His humorous style of illustration can also be found in more than 25 children's activity books produced by WilliamsonBooks. He lives in Wichita, Kansas, with his family and cats Braack and Baxter, for whom he lives to hold the door open.