Alastair Smith (3)

This book is all about the science of energy and motion written for the young reader in mind. It serves as a guide for everything that involves the science of motion, whether it be specific examples like a roller coaster to the way the solar system is held together. It also provides interactive webpages for every page in the book, providing even more examples and activities that enable children to get even more out of the science they learn in the book.
Although the book is packed with show more colorful examples of motion and energy, it does seem that the book has a lot on a page. I think that some kids may get lost in all of the information, as it was hard for me not to get distracted by all of the images as well as skip over a lot of the information. On a more positive note, the webpages with the interactive examples is an amazing tool that engages the young reader into the text, hopefully making the information stick with them a lot more.
I liked this book for the examples and its interactive guide for young readers, as I think it is colorful and presents science accurately. However, the layout of the book seems to be a bit cluttered and hard to understand the flow of how to read it. I think that it could be good to read this book in sections, but it might be too overwhelming to sit down and read the book all in one sitting. It almost reminded me of a science textbook at times with the amount of information that is on each page, but I think that it is way more interactive and is easier to read than a textbook. show less

This book profiles different periods in history and also quizzes about them. Students can learn as much checking the quiz answers as from reading the book- I learned a few things! On the down side I have a few complaints- it's few modern details are out of date (like the USSR being around...), it calls the time of the dinosaurs part of history (history only counts the time when people recorded things- dinos are prehistory, Asian history is completely left out, and their "Wild West" "cowboys show more and Indians" bit is racist and out of date. On the other hand, most of the sections they do cover are covered well in an interesting way. show less

A descriptive look at how your body digests foods, how your senses work, and how babies are made. The information in the book is accurate in that it simplifies processes so that children will understand it better. The three sections of the book are organized very well, and the flaps make the book more interactive, such as showing the inside of the person on the flap. The style is simple, and explains everything as best it can with few words so that it's not overwhelming for young readers.

I like that this book because the pictures look very life like. They give good kid friendly descriptions with facts and is very engaging. This again is a great book as a starting point for lessons about the different animals that live in the ocean. This book could also be a great book for research for younger kids. It talks about different kinds of animals with the descriptions giving a good baseline if they were doing a small research paper at a young age. I think this would also be a good show more book to expand students knowledge and to make an anchor chart with them. show less