Living things / by Adrienne Mason ; photographs by Ray Boudreau.
Record details
- ISBN: 1550743430 :
- ISBN: 9781550743432
- Physical Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: Buffalo, NY ; Kids Can Press, 1998, c1997.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Summary, etc.: | Includes an assortment of activities which demonstrate concepts in biology. Thirteen hands-on activities that encourage children to explore living things. |
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Subject: | Biology > Experiments > Juvenile literature. Biology > Juvenile literature. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Janet Carlson Calvert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Janet Carlson Calvert Library - Franklin | J 570 MAS (Text) | 33345000334078 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
The Horn Book Review
Living Things
The Horn Book
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These are engaging presentations of familiar science demonstrations, such as using levers and pulleys, making a worm farm, growing seeds, and creating condensation. Accessible designs, featuring clear, readable texts and bright, colorful photos of children performing the activities, add appeal. A boxed text explains what's happening in every experiment, and a note to parents and teachers concludes each book. Glos., ind. From HORN BOOK Fall 1998, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
School Library Journal Review
Living Things
School Library Journal
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K-Gr 3ÃEach of these titles presents 13 simple activities. In Living Things, projects include starting a worm farm, growing sprouts, tattooing a plant, and creating a soda-bottle habitat to demonstrate principles of sustaining life. Adaptation is also introduced by showing that animals need different kinds of mouths in order to eat foods specific to their habitats. In Plants, activities include using colored water with celery in order to see the veins in plants, imitating the effects of acid rain by watering a plant with a vinegar-water mixture, making a leaf scrapbook, and growing a plant from a potato eye. Both books offer explanations of each activity; three boldfaced sections clearly outline materials needed, procedures, and what is happening. Most activities also include a fourth section that offers further explanation. Texts are accompanied by bright, full-colorful photos of children doing each activity. A parent/teacher page gives ideas on expanding the activities. If you have need for simple science experiments, these books are acceptable.ÃKatherine Borchert, Arlington Central Library, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.