What Is Science?

The book What is Science? describes science as being stars and planets, rocks and soil, hurricanes and airplanes and so much more. It's also about curiosity. There are questions and possible answers.This helps the reader understand how exciting science can be. I give this book five out of five stars because Rebecca Kai Dotlich does a good job of providing students with simple words and child-friendly illustrations.The book is a short poem spread out onto many pages. I would use this book for an anticipatory set and on the first day of science to introduce what it is. This book would be great for grades K-2.

This book goes over all that science can be. It shows many topics including space, rocks, plants, natural hazards, and many other things. It talks about how people question what is happening in the world so scientist try to discover and come up with explanations for what is happening. It ends with the line, "So what is science? So many things!" I like this book because it can connect to all kids interests. Some kids will be interested in the space part and some will be interested more in the plant part (and all the other things). I also really like the pictures. They are fun and colorful while showing the topic. I would use this book to introduce the ideas of science to young kids. I would probably do a read aloud and then create an show more anchor chart that shows all what science can be. show less

This book is perfect when introducing a child or a classroom of children to science. It includes so many different aspects of science (without getting too much into detail) that are vastly different from each other. It explains that science is "so many things" - such as how seeds grow, how trains go, or how hurricanes blow. I thought it was such a cute introductory book and love how it extends the meaning of science to so many different parts of everyday life and nature.

This book would be a fantastic read aloud for children in kindergarten - maybe into first grade. It is an introductory book that begins to explain what "science" is - it begins with explaining how it is "so many things" and proceeds to tell us what exactly those things are! It goes into many fields of study (without naming them specifically), such as "the study of stars... rocks, geodes, and stones... soil, oil, and gas... sea and sky, of seed and grass..." It continues onto weather and natural disasters, insects, earth formations, and much more. This book covers some broad topics of science that could be broken down into smaller pieces using other books. However, if a child is unfamiliar with science, this book is fantastic for show more explaining that science is the study of basically... everything! show less

I really enjoy this book for a younger grade like first to introduce science. Children will love the picture since they are so colorful and the content is light and fun to think more about. This book explains the basics of what science is and some topics it covers. It starts introducing fossils then went into talking about oceans and old rivers.

This book is perfect to use to introduce science to young children. Rebecca Kai Dotlich writes about the many topics of science. Topics such as natural disasters, fossils, and space are discussed, and so much more. Also, Dotlich mentions how “we question, we wonder, we hunt and explore,” which is why we even have science. I really enjoyed this book, and I think it will motivate students to enjoy and explore science.

What is science? Science is the study of so many things! This picture book for young children uses fun, bright illustrations to showcase the many different things that science explores. It uses children as the scientists, which allows the imagination of children to see themselves in the role of a scientist. Who wouldn’t want to put themselves in a dinosaur dig or watch a volcano blow? While this book does not delve in depth into any one area of science, it does give a vast overview of all the things that science studies. “What is Science?” would be a great addition to any Pre-K to 1st-grade classroom library.