A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky
10 best books like A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky (Michael Driscoll): The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body, Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard, Fallen Words, The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!, Zoo In The Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations, The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Biology: Life as We Know It!, Born with a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story, Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes
The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body
| Author | David Macaulay |
| ISBN | 0618233784 |
In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. In order to present this complicated subject in an accurate and entertaining way, he put in years of research. He sat in on anatomy classes, dissections, and even reached inside...
| Author | Annette LeBlanc Cate |
| ISBN | 0763645613 |
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.
This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look...
| Author | Yoshihiro Tatsumi |
| ISBN | 1770460748 |
A NEW COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM THE FOREFATHER OF THE JAPANESE LITERARY COMICS MOVEMENT
In Fallen Words, Yoshihiro Tatsumi takes up the oral tradition of rakugo and breathes new life into it by shifting the format from spoken word to manga. Each of the eight stories in the collection is lifted...
| Author | Mark Cassino |
| ISBN | 0811868664 |
The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder by Mark Cassino is a non-fiction picture book for children which teaches all about snow.
It's a simple read that begins with clouds, and takes you through the life cycle of a snowflake in an easy to understand format.
It contains the most...
| Author | Robert Levine |
| ISBN | 1579121489 |
Eye-catching illustrations, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with...
1.Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award Parent Council Award
2.Pre-kindergarten -4th Grade
3. This illuminating book will capture the interest of children as the narrative explores the glittering constellations. Reminding children to look up at the starry night sky this...
| Author | Jessie Wise |
| ISBN | 0972860312 |
Too many parents watch their children struggle with early reading skills—and don't know how to help. Phonics programs are too often complicated, overpriced, gimmicky, and filled with obscure educationalese. The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading cuts through the confusion, giving...
| Author | Dan Green |
| ISBN | 0753462532 |
Nature’s building blocks have never been more sociable than in this newest offering from the creators of The Periodic Table and Physics. From cells to DNA, from viruses to mammals, from chlorophyll to flowers and fruit, and including the human body’s parts and systems, Biology is a single volume...
Now in retrospect I actually do very much wish I had noticed before I downloaded Jennifer Morgan's Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story on my iPad that this is yet another anthropomorphic pseudo-autobiography, and thus textually basically a case of the universe somehow telling its...
| Author | Nicola Davies |
| ISBN | 0763673153 |
Find out how the smallest things on the planet do some of the biggest jobs in this intriguing introduction to the world of microbes.
All around the world -- in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body -- there are living things so tiny that millions could fit on an ant's antenna. They're busy...
| Author | Fred Rogers |
| ISBN | 0698116666 |
In this useful book from the First Experience series, the affable star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helps children share feelings of the loss of a pet while offering reassurance that grieving is a natural, healing thing to do.
"A sensitive and sensible first book about death." The Bulletin...
| Author | Robert Cwiklik |
| ISBN | 0812039211 |
I didn't care much for this biography of Albert Einstein. Oh, it presented the facts of his life well enough. It also did a good job of explaining Einstein's theories and showing why they were so revolutionary. What turned me off was Mr. Cwiklik's style of presenting Einstein's life. He didn't engage...
| Author | Gerald Durrell |
| ISBN | 0394533909 |
I read the "Amateur Naturalist" over 30 years ago and dreamed of someday designing a natural history laboratory in the way of Gerald and Lee Durrell. Alas, the years slipped by, and my dream remained unfulfilled. And then, surprisingly, I recently embarked upon a new teaching career in math and science....
| Author | Les Beletsky |
| ISBN | 1932855416 |
Drawing from the collection of the world-renowned Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Songs presents the most notable North American birdsincluding the rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpeckerin a stunning new format. Renowned bird biologist Les Beletsky provides a succinct...
| Author | Simon Basher |
| ISBN | 0753462141 |
Imagine physics as a community full of wacky characters--the building blocks of the universe each with a unique personality. This book throws open the doors and welcomes you into their amazing world. From gravity to the theory of relativity, this unique book provides visual interpretations of complex...
| Author | Franklyn Mansfield Branley |
“The Planets in Our Solar System” by Franklyn M. Branley; published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.; New York; copyright 1981.
1. Awards the book has received: This book has not received any awards.
2. Appropriate grade level(s): This book is appropriate for children from 1st...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0810983214 |
This lovely book illuminates all the possibilities a day offers—the opportunities and chances that won’t ever come again—and also delivers a gentle message of good stewardship of our planet. Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant’s poetic text, alongside Nikki McClure’s stunning, meticulously...
Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
| Author | Lisa Westberg Peters |
| ISBN | 0152017720 |
All of us are part of an old, old family. The roots of our family tree reach back millions of years to the beginning of life on earth. Open this family album and embark on an amazing journey. You'll meet some of our oldest relatives--from both the land and the sea--and discover what we inherited from each...
| Author | Karen C. Fox |
| ISBN | 1570917876 |
How old are you?--Older than you think.
In a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago.
Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the...
Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics
| Author | Dan Barker |
| ISBN | 0879756071 |
Be skeptical about this take on skepticism.
I think the first 39 pages of this book make for a great teaching tool, and I do like the comic with Andrea investigating the ghosts. But Mr. Barker doesn't know when to quit, and kind of blunders through the explanations for scientific process.
I...
Stars: A Family Guide to the Night Sky
| Author | Adam Ford |
| ISBN | 1611802830 |
Who isn’t fascinated by the sheer size of the universe? Stars offers a straightforward guide to what we know and how we know it—from the Big Bang to star nurseries andto the beginnings of life on planet Earth. Find out why you can’t draw a diagram of the solar system to scale, discover how gravity...
| Author | Elin Kelsey |
| ISBN | 1926973356 |
You Are Stardust begins by introducing the idea that every tiny atom in our bodies came from a star that exploded long before we were born. From its opening pages, the book suggests that we are intimately connected to the natural world; it compares the way we learn to speak to the way baby birds learn to sing,...
| Author | Mary McKenna Siddals |
| ISBN | 1582463166 |
From apple cores to zinnia heads, readers will discover the best ingredients for a successful compost pile!
Kids everywhere are knowledgeable about the environment and climate change. Not only is composting becoming more common in households and residential gardens, but many school...
Who's in My Family?: All About Our Families
| Author | Robie H. Harris |
| ISBN | 0763636312 |
Trusted New York Times best-selling author Robie H. Harris continues her series for preschoolers with a look at the many kinds of families that make up our world.
Join Nellie and Gus and their family — plus all manner of other families — for a day at the zoo, where they see animal families galore!...
| Author | Munro Leaf |
| ISBN | 0789306840 |
In a time when all the rules for raising children have been redefined dozens of times, here is a book for bewildered parents from a simpler time when we all agreed on what was right and what was wrong. First published in 1946, Munro Leaf's How To Behave And Why gives touchingly sincere yet gently funny lessons...
