Books with author Burt Silverman

Force And Motion Are Introduced In This Easy To Understand Book. Gives Examples That Students Can Relate To In Their Everyday Lives. As With Every Title In This Series There Is A "Show What You Know" Section In The Back Of The Book Which Reinforces The Text And Allows Students To Answer Three Questions Relating To The Book. Brightly Colored Photographs Enhance The Text.

This Title Introduces Students To The Basic Concept Of Sounds. How Sounds Can Be Heard But Not Seen. How Sound Is A Form Of Energy That Is Transmitted Through Sound Waves Which Travel Through Your Eardrum To Be Heard. How Sound Travels Through Air And At What Rate Of Speed. Useful Examples Are Given Throughout To Help Students Understand The Concept.

Bats are blind. An old dog can’t learn new tricks. The early bird catches the worm. You may have heard some of these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about animals and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out whether a cat always lands on its feet after a fall! Discover whether camels store water in their humps! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?