Books in Everyday Science Academy series

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Rainbows are beautiful! As Red Kangaroo admires one arching across the sky, she wonders where rainbows come from―luckily, Dr. Chris has the answer! With just two ingredients and three simple steps, Red Kangaroo learns all about the science behind these wonderful, colorful sights!Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to light refraction and optical physics in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. Written by an expert, with real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Waves are all around us! And what starts out as a fun day at the beach leads to even more fun for Red Kangaroo, as she learns that waves exist beyond the ocean. There are waves our eyes cannot see and waves only our ears can hear! Dive into this fascinating study of light and sound waves with Dr. Chris and Red Kangaroo!Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to wave physics in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. Written by an expert, with real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Time moves quickly when you're having fun! So why does it go so slowly when you're not? Red Kangaroo wants to know and Dr. Chris has the answers―it's all a matter of special relativity!Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to special relativity and the speed of light in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. With real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy, and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!How do airplanes stay up in the sky? That's the question Red Kangaroo needs answered and she knows exactly who can help her―Dr. Chris! Explore the four forces of flight―drag, lift, thrust and weight―and get ready to take off with this introduction to aerospace engineering.Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to the science of flight in this first installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. With real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Red Kangaroo is playing with her favorite ball―she throws it into the air and it comes back down. But what makes this happen? She knows that Dr. Chris will have the answer! Soon, Red Kangaroo learns about force, mass, and acceleration―and that Newton's Laws are at work anytime anything moves!Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to Newtonian physics in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. Written by an expert, with real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Why is it so hard for Red Kangaroo to keep her room clean? According to Dr. Chris, the answer is as easy as counting! Come along with Red Kangaroo to learn about entropy, thermodynamics, and the statistical physics at play in her messy room!Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to statistical physics in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. With real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy, and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Ouch! Red Kangaroo feels a static electricity shock while trying to open the door. She wants to know why this happens to her―especially in the winter. Go with the flow as Dr. Chris teaches Red Kangaroo all about how electricity moves and how electric charges are produced.Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to electrical engineering in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. With real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

It's time to bring Chris Ferrie's unique brand of learning to the next level of readers beyond Baby University with a new series―Everyday Science Academy! Peek into a microscope with Dr. Chris and learn we are all made of atoms!Looking through a microscope, Red Kangaroo discovers the world is full of small things her eyes can't see. She asks Dr. Chris, "What's one of the smallest things in the world?" In his lab, Dr. Chris introduces Red Kangaroo to the world of atoms―from protons to electrons to neutrons. In this addition to the Everyday Science Academy series, young scientists will gain the knowledge they need to begin mastering quantum physics!

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids!Red Kangaroo has an upset tummy from eating too much junk food! Can she go back in time to fix her mistake? Dr. Chris says, "Yes!" All Red Kangaroo needs to understand are the basics of general relativity. Join Red Kangaroo and Dr. Chris as they explore time and space!Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to general relativity in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. With real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions.Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

It's time to bring Chris Ferrie's unique brand of learning to the next level of readers beyond Baby University with a new series―Everyday Science Academy! Did you know that everything in the world is radioactive―including you? Jump into the science behind radioactivity with Chris Ferrie and Red Kangaroo.Red Kangaroo notices a radioactive sign and knows she's supposed to stay away. Anything with radioactivity is bad for you... right? Dr. Chris surprises Red Kangaroo when he tells her everything in the world is radioactive―even us! Jump into this latest book from the #1 science author for kids and learn all about the physics of radioactivity and radioactive decay.

Learn how to become a scientist in this exciting title for curious kids. Packed with bite-size information and fun facts about the life of a scientist, Scientist in Training will teach you the basics of chemistry, biology, and physics! And for added entertainment, a novelty wheel in the front cover turns to reveal the book's topics, with a surprise extra activity inside the cover.Simple activities will test your skills and reinforce the information you read in the book. Can you create a chemical reaction? Or record data on a living plant? Or even figure out which force is needed to make an object move? Take a look inside to find out!