Product Type: Books
Age: Early Elementary School Years
Categories: Science
2004 Award
(by Martin Jenkins/illus. by Ivan Bates, Candlewick $15.99 Score:
) Side by side, the prose text tells the story of an elephant herd along with more facts on each facing page. Ivan Bates’ illustrations capture the strength as well as the playfulness and affection of the multi-generational herd. 5 & up.
Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Vivian French/illus. by Alison Bartlett, Candlewick $5.99 Score:
) If you have a pond nearby, your young reader will want to collect some eggs or tadpoles and watch them grow, just as the child in this young science book does. There’s a good story here as well as solid information to fascinate kids without drowning them with more than they want to know. 5–8.
Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Jean Craighead George/illus. by Wendell Minor, HarperCollins $15.95 Score:
) A rafting trip turns into a suspenseful adventure when the rafters encounter a forest fire. A page turner loosely based on a real event with a reassuring ending about the life of the forest. 7 & up.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Patricia Lauber/ illus. by Rosalyn Schanzer, HarperCollins $15.99 Score:
) Did you know that all are descended from wolves? Or that dogs bark more than wolves? Do dogs hear more than we do? This true-and-false book answers questions that even an avid dog lover might not have asked. 6–9.
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Barbara Brenner/illus. by Akemi Gutierrez, $15.95 Score:
) A young boy and an elephant meet and begin comparing notes on how they were born. It’s sex education in a storybook format, comparing how these two are alike, yet different. A big concept for 3–7s.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by James Buckley, Jr., DK $3.99 Score:
) If you have a beginning reader at home, we'd recommend this 48 page book that highlights the astronauts and their pioneerig adventures in space. It includes everyone from Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn to the tragically lost crews of the Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttles. Space Heroes is part of the DK Readers (Level 3- Reading Alone) series. Age: Early School Years. Award Year: 2004.
(by Seymour Simon, William Morrow $19.99 Score:
) With over a hundred science books to his credit, Seymour Simon artfully blends information appropriate to the school age audience he writes for with spectacular photographs that kids will enjoy pouring over. The good news is that Simon has also covered the solar system with individual titles for each planet and they are now available in paper back from Mulberry books for $6.95 each. We'd also recommend Destination Space - this title explores what we are able to see using the Hubble Space Telescope. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Lois Ehlert, Harcourt $16.99 Score:
) Starting with the somber brown tones of early spring a child looks for evidence that the tree in the yard is what Dad calls a “Pie Tree”. The text invites children to search for lists of bugs, bark, and other natural items that are easily found in the stunning paper-cut collages that are Lois Ehlert’s trademark. No pie is found, but as the season changes the artist’s palette bursts forth with blossoms, birds, butterflies, and a bright red cherry feast that lights up the pages! It’s berry-luscious! One of Ehlert’s very best! 3 & up.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2005 Award
(Nick Dowson/illus. by Jane Chapman, Candlewick $15.99 Score:
) Lyrical prose is counterpointed with interesting facts that together convey the story of the Tigress and her young. Chapman's illustrations capture the cubs as they grow from small enough to be carried by their necks, to big enough to pounce and hunt for food. Imagine—in 18 months, tiger cubs learn all they need to know, and slink off through the jungle grass to begin their independent lives. 5 & up. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2005.
2006 Award
(by Caroline J. Church, 3M $16.95 Score:
) One little goose manages to outfox the big bad fox that chases all the other geese. Knowing how to disappear is the Smart Goose’s secret that leads to a merry chase. Undergoose wins! A happy solution in a world where the small are not usually mighty. An introduction to the concept of camouflage in nature. 3–6. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2006.
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