Product Type: Books
Age: Late Elementary School Years
Categories: Science
2004 Award
(Philip Plisson/adapted by Robert Burleigh, Abrams Books $14.95 Score:
) Stunning photographs give readers new views of the sea—from an off-shore platform to an oyster farm; from low tide to high. This is a visual delight. 7 & up. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Seymour Simon, HarperCollins $15.99 Score:
) If your child is fascinated (or horrified) by spiders, here’s a book with interesting facts and stunning photographs. Also new, Hurricanes. Newly reissued from Simon, Earth, Our Planet in Space (Simon & Schuster $17.95 ). 7–11.
Age: Early School Years,Later 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 Elaine M. Alphin/illus. by Don Bolognese, HarperCollins $15.99 Score:
) Back in the 1880s when bone hunters were searching for dinosaur fossils, a boy named Ned dreams of finding a dinosaur that will go to a museum. A good adventure story for young history buffs, dinosaur enthusiasts, and beginning readers. 8 & up.
Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(Dr. Ernest Drake, Candlewick $18.99 Score:
) If you know a budding dragonologist in your midst, this book will light his fire! It’s a fine example of what a fertile imagination can do when allowed to soar. It examines in detail the fine differences between dragons of the East and West and explores their history. 9 & up.
Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
2004 Award
(by Peter Ackroyd, DK $19.99 Score:
) Beginning with the Cold war and the weapons race, Ackroyd gives young readers a political grounding that explains the history of space exploration, highlighting the space mission from Sputnik to space voyages of the future. Marvelous photographs, factoids and clear narrative make this a solid choice for 8s & up. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
(by Sally Ride and Tam O Shaughnessy, Crown $19.95 Score:
) A fascinating tour of the solar system that will help your student zoom in on each of the planets and their moons. Brilliant photos and diagrams plus a clear narrative make this a good nuts and bolts introduction. Seeing the universe through the eyes of the first American woman in space gives this book an added dimension. Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004.
(by Kenneth C. Davis, HarperCollins $19.95 Score:
) Our readers love the author's blend of questions and factoids. Just right for reading before bed and feeling as if you've learned five new facts to share with family and friends. Our own family reads a couple of these questions at the dinner table. You might end up feeling a bit like Johnny Carson with plenty of "I did not know that" moments but your kids will love the fact that you don't have all the answers! Davis raises important questions, like "How can you watch an eclipse safely" to more thought provoking questions like "Why would mice like Mercury?" and "If black holes are invisible, how do we know they're there?" Age: Later 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.
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