Books with author Kris Hirschmann

Insects bite us, sting us, and even live on us. In this book, kids can get a close-up look at 10 of the world's most annoying and painful bugs including the wasp, bullet ant, mosquito, bed bug, horsefly, head lice, honeybee, no-see-um, fire ant, and flea. Each profile includes a description of the insect and its behavior along with a Fact File including scientific name, size, range, and habitat. Information about each insects's ouch level, itch level, and bite or sting symptoms are also included, along with a spectacular full-page color photograph of each critter. Don't be bugged...jump on in!

Simple yet incredible experiments using craft sticks to teach scientific concepts from freezing to crystal growth, and from electricity to motion. They say everything is better when it comes on a stick, and science is no exception! Includes over 50 craft sticks in various sizes, propeller, colored rubber bands, and two sets of toy wheels to build 10 amazing projects.

It's time to rewild the child! This book of outdoor activities, crafts, nature information, and inspiration ties into the burgeoning interest in forest schools and "rewilding the child," with the aim of reconnecting children to nature and the outdoors. The book is divided by season, providing a year-round resource for families. While all crafts and activities are designed to be carried out outside, these are interspersed with factual pages about forest flora and fauna, which can be enjoyed at home or used as a field guide while out and about. A beautifully illustrated and informative title to spark children’s imagination and free-thinking. With forest school-themed crafts and activities for all seasons, outdoor exploration can be enjoyed twelve months of the year, always with something new to see.

Slither into the scary world of snakes! Venomous snakes live all over the world and in the seas, too. They bite hundreds of thousands of people every year--and sometimes the bites are fatal. In this book, kids can get up close and personal with the world's ten deadliest snakes including the inland taipan (fierce snake), black mamba, saw-scaled viper, king cobra, reticulated python, sea snake, mojave rattlesnake, Eastern coral snake, common krait, and anaconda. Each profile includes a description of the snake and its behavior along with a Fact File including scientific name, length, location, and habitat. Information about each snake's danger level and bite symptoms are also included, along with a spectacular full-page color photograph of each scary serpent. Slither on in...if you dare!

Spiders are creepy, crawly, and cool! Most spiders are harmless to people, but some can kill with a bite. In this book, kids can get up close and personal with ten of the world's scariest spiders including the black widow, Brazilian wandering spider, brown recluse, Sydney funnel-web, Eastern mouse spider, six-eyed sand spider, yellow sac spider, Goliath birdeater, giant huntsman, and jumping spider. Each profile includes a description of the spider and its behavior along with a Fact File including scientific name, size, location, and habitat. Information about bite symptoms is also included, along with a spectacular full-page color photograph of each scary spider. Climb into the web...if you dare!

This book breaks down concepts relating to what causes wind, as well as where certain winds blow and why they occur there. Readers will learn how the sun heats the earth unevenly, causing air pressure differences, or gradients, how the Coriolis effect influences wind patterns, how helpful winds spread pollen and turn turbines for wind power, and how scientists use anemometers, wind socks, and weather vanes to measure wind direction and speed. Chapters explain large wind systems such as Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar cells, trade winds, polar easterlies, prevailing westerlies, the intertropical convergence zone, the doldrums, and the horse latitudes. Monsoon winds, land and sea breezes, mountain breezes, Santa Ana and Chinook winds, wind shear's effect on tornado formation, and how pressure differences and the Coriolis effect help hurricanes form are also discussed. Clear, helpful diagrams, full-color photographs, bold glossary words, and an index support this easy-to-read, engaging text.

Science gets magic and slimy in this awesome kit. The lab book teaches the scientific principles that gives different kinds of slimes their unique properties, and the included materials make for fun, glowing, and glittering, hands-on experimentation. Includes glow-in-the-dark powder, packet of color-changing slime packet of green slime, packet of star glitter, petri dish, dropper, test tube, and mixing stick.

Learn the science behind what makes candies taste, look and feel the way they do. Then use the included material to make your own homemade conversation hearts, rock candy, chocolate lollipops and gummy bears. Science has never been so sweet! Includes 2 candy molds with lots of fun shapes, heart-shaped candy cutter, 3 rock candy sticks, 12 lollipop sticks, 15 candy cups, 6 candy bags, and over 20 stickers. Ages 7 and up.