Science & Nature


Denver Museum Books

These books look at the amazing lives of insects: bees and ants. Find out how the insects live and work together, communicate and raise their young. Fun activities, beautiful close-up photographs and surprising facts make this a great learning package.

"Well-designed, well thought-out, these [books] will satisfy young listeners and encourage further research in slightly older kids."  Kirkus Reviews

"Full color close-ups bring kids literally face-to-face with bugs… A great way to bring a bit of the outdoors inside." Booklist

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Bees
illustrated by Julian Mulock
photographs from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
published by Kids Can Press

"A great starter series that will capture a beginning reader's interest with its appealing presentation. Highly recommended." Canadian Materials Magazine

 

Ants
illustrated by Julian Mulock
photographs from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
published by Kids Can Press

"[These] books do a good job of combining age-appropriate projects to reinforce learning with just plain facts…"  Booklist


*These books are also published in French by Éditions Scholastic.

Starting With Science series

Simple Machines
photographs by Ray Boudreau
published by Kids Can Press

As part of the popular Starting With Science Series, this book provides hands-on science activities to help kids explore how simple machines work. Full colour photographs accompany step-by-step instructions for each fun experiment. Kids can use a wheel and axle to whip up a batch of bubbles, make a funny fruit face out of wedges or lift a candy just by blowing on it.

Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award for Outstanding Activity Book, 1997 and 2000

"... offers simple science activities in an appealing format." Booklist

"Until now, there haven't been many good books of experiments for young children that deal with basic scientific principles and include projects that are not only fun, but easy to understand and replicate. [This book] will provide just the needed direction for hours of enjoyable learning." ForeWord

*Simple Machines is also published in Australia and UK by Heinemann.


© 2007 Deborah Hodge