Students practice writing definitions; using charts, diagrams, and scientific vocabulary; and more. An open-ended planet report is included to encourage research and report writing.
Because the moon revolves around Earth, it seems to grow and shrink.Children can read about the phenomena of the moon’s phases and with an experiment using an orange, a pencil, and a flashlight, they can see why the moon looks different at different times of the month. ‘A welcome addition to science collections for young children.’ —SLJ.
English The Moon Seems to Change I am a second grade teacher and this book enriched our textbook wonderfully. The illustrations and text were easy for the children to understand (and even taught me a few things as well!) We read several of Franklyn M. Branley's books during our year, but this one seems to be a class favorite.
Welcome to Eurekaville, the perfect location for science-based fun. Take a trip to a far-out fantasy town that's chock-full of fascinating fun. In Eurekaville, you may be able to shop for a pet dino or blast off into space, but you won't be misinformed.
Your hosts in Eurekaville are Skip and Violet, a sweet, sassy, science-conscious boy/girl duo. Skip's the act-first-think-later adventurer, while Violet's his sensible sidekick, sharing important snippets of information that save Skip's skin on many an occasion. With these two, learning is a blast!
The Outer Space Place is the place to go if you're planning an intergalactic picnic. Here Skip and Vi search for the perfect planet to park their picnic blankie-and they find it, too!
English Fun, Educational Resource My son is almost 5 years old and loves this book. The actual story is quite a bit longer than most other books he owns, (29 pages with about 1 paragraph on over half of those as well as some side facts) but he doesn't seem to notice... and neither do I. We read it at least 3 times a week.The illustrations engage him, the story line keeps him listening/interacting with me, and he's learned a lot of interesting facts about outer space. For instance: he knows what Earth and Saturn look like, we need space suits to walk around, one side of Mercury is burning hot while the other is freezing cold, Mars is red because of rust, a little about comets, and so on. It's not a book to buy if you want your child to learn a lot of details, but it's perfect if you'd like to introduce them to Space. It's been a very enjoyable book for the both of us and I'm especially pleased that it's madehim want to learn more about outer space.
