Beautiful, full-color photographs; Glossary; Charts; Activities; Find Out More; Index
About
the Series Why does winter eventually give way to spring?
How do plants rise up out of the ground? Why is the sky blue? Simple questions,
some with not-so-simple answers.
Most young children are brimming with
questions about the processes and events they observe at work around them every
day. This new series, in which each title is in the form of a question,
addresses the often mysterious phenomena of the natural world and the amazing
behaviors and abilities of plants and animals. In simple, age-appropriate,
easy-to-understand language, the five chapters that make up each book take the
young reader on a journey of scientific
discovery—from
the formulation of a simple question to the revelation of the sometimes simple,
sometimes startling, explanation.
Bold charts, simple scientific
illustrations, and dazzling four-color photography bring this process of inquiry
vibrantly to life. Echoing the question-and-answer format of the series, each
chapter features a challenge question to reinforce the concepts presented and to
bolster reading comprehension. In addition, each book contains an activity
related to the concepts learned in the text, so students can see for themselves
science at work—yet another way of reinforcing the processes and phenomena
central to each topic.
Highlights and
Features
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Beautiful, full-color photographs
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Charts
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Activities
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Glossary
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Find Out More
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Index
Benchmark Rebus Tell Me Why, Tell Me How
[Group 2]-" Five chapters in each book present simple
explanations followed by a "Now I Know!" question that tests readers
on the information
presented." School Library
Journal, January 2009
[How Do Fish Breathe
Underwater?]-"By the title of this book in the Tell Me Why, Tell Me How
series, you might think that it is a one-topic book, but it is more than that.
More accurately, it could be titled A First Book on
Fish." Science Books &
Films, March/April 2008
[How Do Fish Breathe
Underwater?]-"Beautiful, full-color, captioned photos appear on nearly every
page, breaking up the text and offering visual context to this somewhat complex
topic." Booklist,
October 15, 2006
"Each title has five chapters of short sentences with
easy vocabulary and a review question with a one-word answer. Interesting color
photos and an activity are
included." School Library
Journal, December 2006
"If you need science material
to support a standards-based inquiry science program, look no
further." Library Media
Connection, April/May 2007