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.

Our Choice List, starred selections, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2005

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 "Full color close-ups bring kids literally face-to-face with bugs… A great way to bring a bit of the outdoors inside." Booklist		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 "Well-designed, well thought-out, these [books] will satisfy young listeners and encourage further research in slightly older kids."  Kirkus Reviews *Ants is no longer available from the publisher or in bookstores. Please me directly to buy a copy.

*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.