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Books in Science Starters series

  • Time: What Time Is It?

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Stargazer Books, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Explains how to use clocks and watches to tell the time; describes the different increments of time, from seconds to years; and discusses how speed is related to time.
    L
  • Measuring: How Big Is It?

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Stargazer Books, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Explores the science of size, weights, and measurement using familiar objects and everyday situations; introduces key terms; and includes games, activities, and a final quiz.
    K
  • Push and Pull

    Jack Challoner

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Introduces the basic concepts of pushing and pulling in different situations
    N
  • Plants

    Sally Hewitt

    Paperback (Gardners Books, March 31, 2005)
    None
  • Forces and Movement

    Claire Llewellyn

    Hardcover (Evans Brothers Ltd, March 31, 2004)
    None
  • Loud and Quiet

    Jack Challoner

    Paperback (Chrysalis Books, Feb. 12, 1999)
    None
  • Big and Small

    Jack Challoner

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 1996)
    An introduction to the concept of size, describing how sizes are measured, comparing sizes of such things as plants, animals, and buildings, and providing related activities
    N
  • Bouncing and Bending Light

    Barbara Taylor

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1990)
    Presents projects and experiments demonstrating the effects of mirrors and lenses on rays of light
    P
  • Super Sound

    Wendy Madgwick, Catherine Ward

    Hardcover (Hodder Wayland, May 31, 1998)
    None
  • Living Things

    Wendy Madgwick

    Paperback (Steck-Vaughn Company, April 1, 1999)
    Focusing on living things, this book is part of a project-based series that explores aspects of science from the National Curriculum in a way that emphasizes the fun of finding out how things work and why things happen.
    F
  • Rocks and Soil: Gems, Metals, and Minerals

    Sally Hewitt

    Library Binding (Stargazer Books, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Explains what rocks are, where they are located, and how they are created; introduces the different properties that rocks and minerals can possess; and discusses the difference between rocks and soil.
    N
  • Super Sound

    Wendy Madgwick

    Paperback (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, June 13, 2002)
    How does sound travel Are two ears better than one Can you feel sound Can you trap it All these questions and many more are answered in Super Sound, which explores the different aspects of sound.Science Starters introduces younger readers to science in a structured but lively way. Each book explores an aspect of science. Activities and experiments, designed to make learning fun, complement the scientific points outlined in the simple introductory text.