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Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin
Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 1999)This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about comets, asteroids and meteorites.
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Planets, The
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin
Hardcover (Kids Can Press, April 1, 1998)This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about the planets.
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Solids, Liquids and Gases
Ontario Science Centre, Ray Boudreau
Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 12, 1995)Solids, Liquids and Gases has 13 experiments carefully chosen by the Ontario Science Centre. With minimal supervision, children can explore the three states of matter, what makes each state unique and how matter changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas through evaporation, condensation, melting and freezing. Filled with bright photographs, the Starting with Science series provides valuable lessons about basic science for five to eight year olds.
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Simple Machines
Deborah Hodge, Ray Boudreau
Paperback (Kids Can Press, Jan. 1, 1998)Thirteen experiments about the six simple machines -- the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw -- teach kids about basic science. Full-color photographs and step-by-step instructions clearly explain each activity, so that kids can make the most of the machines with minimal help from adults. Part of the Starting with Science series, Simple Machines encourages children to have fun as they learn basic science and fills a need for primary-level science resources.
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Starting with STEAM Gravity in Action
Annette Gulati
Hardcover (Rourke Educational Media, Aug. 11, 2019)Kick a ball. Drop a cup. Jump in the air. What happens? Starting with STEAM: Gravity in Action introduces young readers in kindergarten to grade 2 to the ways science, technology, engineering, art, and math help us understand motion and gravity.This collection introduces young readers to a variety of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) topics using kid-friendly language and examples. Books include simple activities for home or classroom that support the reader's understanding of the main topic
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Planets, The
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin
Paperback (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 1999)This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about the planets.
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Stars, The
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin
Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 1998)This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about stars.
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Earth, The
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin
Hardcover (Kids Can Press, June 30, 1996)This lavishly illustrated book in the Starting with Space series is an innovative, hands-on approach to learning about our planet and its place in space.
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Exploring Space
Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin
Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2000)Did you know that the first living thing launched into space was a dog? That astronauts train underwater? Or that space probes use radio signals to beam information back to Earth? This book in the Starting with Space series is the perfect resource for young children who'd like to find out more about space exploration, conduct their own experiments or read space stories and legends. Kids will discover the difference between space stations, space probes and space shuttles; they'll find out how telescopes work and how astronauts caught and repaired the orbiting Hubble telescope. Exploring Space also includes the latest discoveries and NASA photographs of our solar system and beyond.
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