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Upside Down Seeds and Other Science Questions

Upside Down Seeds and Other Science Questions

by StuartNaylor (Author), Ged Mitchell (Illustrator), Brenda Naylor (Author)

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    Hardcover 2000

    $12.50
Synopsis

How can we make the icy path less slippery? How can we choose how fast to go down a slide? What's the best way to get muddy clothes clean? In this boldly original book, a group of young friends ask intriguing questions about the world around them, inspiring readers to speculate, investigate and find out the answers for themselves.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 32
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 20 Apr 2000
ISBN 10: 0340764449
ISBN 13: 9780340764442
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews
These colourful, striking books stand apart from other resources and will certainly help with the teaching and understanding of science as they are able to spark curiosity and fuel discussion in a simple and original manner. -- Dr Anil Kumar (Glaxo Wellcome plc) They are bright, colourful, very appealing and disarmingly simple in their presentation -- John Austin, Channel 4 Schools Wonderfully bright, exciting books which start science investigations off from the right beginning. -- Barbara Higginbotham, Data Harvest Fascinating, relevant and informative science books. You, the children and the parents won't be able to stop yourselves investigating! -- Max de Boo, University of Hertfordshire The books are delightful, with real science at the core. -- John Crossman, Education Extra A terrific way of introducing your child to key scientific concepts at an early age...With clear descriptions and colourful illustrations, children are guided step-by-step to discover the answers.Each problem will stimulate lateral thinking, problem-solving and word recognition. Children can discover science the fun way with these four colourful books filled with exciting experiments. -- BFC, Jan 01
Author Bio
Brenda and Stuart Naylor are the husband-and-wife team behind the Science on the Underground posters. They are ex-teachers and now train teachers at Manchester Metropolitan University. They developed science 'concept cartoons' in the course of their work with primary teachers and realised they had great potential for science teaching at all ages.