Books with author Dr Franklyn M Branley

Mickey's Magnet (1956) Originally included a real magnet (lightly glued to the inside of the back cover), this book tells the story of how Mickey learns about magnets -- what they pick up, what they don't, and why. The final page encourages the reader to use the enclosed magnet to experiment: "Here is a magnet you can use," it offers. "Mickey picked up pins with a horseshoe magnet," it continues. "Can you pick up pins with your bar magnet? ... What else can you find out about your new magnet?"

Did you know that rain is recycled?After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles. But the water isn't gone. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor-it has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. Soon the rain will fall again. Read on to find out all the ups and downpours fo the water cycle.Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science books help satisfy a young child's curiosity about how the world works. Each book in the series introduces basic science concepts and builds on them using a step-by-step method, based on theories about how young children learn best.Stage 2 books explore more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and include hands-on activities that children can do themselves.

Snow is falling. Snow is wonderful - for sledding, for skiing, and for building snowmen. But did you know that snow can actually keep things warm? Find out how snow helpf plants, animals, and people to survive. But when a blizzard blows, watch out! The snow that is so useful can be dangerous too.Franklyn M. Branley and Holly Keller team up for a fun and colorful exploration of the world of snow, including experiments and activities for cold winter days. A Let's Read and Find Out Science book, for Stage 1.

Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut? Wondered what it might be like to see the sun set sixteen times in one day?Open this book and be transported on an information-packed voyage aboard the space shuttle. True Kelley’s kid-friendly diagrams and illustrations and Franklyn Branley’s straightforward text reveal what astronauts eat, how they move, and what kinds of work they do in space.