Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out About Bugs: Easy Experiments for Young Children (Play and Find Out Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 047117663X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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How can I catch a flying insect? Play and find out! How? By choosing one of the 50 simple experiments in Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about Bugs. Your child will discover the answers to lots of fun questions as you team up to play together and explore the wonder of our world. great for kids." —Parentguide. Each experiment includes illustrations, a list of easy-to-find materials, and simple, step-by-step instructions.Praise forJanice VanCleave's books:"Stunningly clear, direct, and informative projects." —School Library Journal"They not only teach children the basics of science, but also entertain along the way
. The black-and-white illustrations with purple highlights are flat and childlike, but clear and informative. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2-Fun projects that lead to an understanding of the most populous life form on Earth. An appendix for adults summarizes the factual information in each thematic section and a thorough glossary wraps things up.Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FLCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Beginning with a model-building activity, VanCleave helps children learn about the body of an insect and how to handle it so that follow-up explorations can proceed without harm to live creatures. In addition, children are introduced to some of
JANICE VANCLEAVE was an award-winning science teacher before deciding to devote her time to writing and to giving science workshops. She is the author of more than 40 children's science books with sales totaling more than one million copies.
Eric said Returned it. Multi-step construction and procedures, with generally lame payoffs (imo). The time and attention investments seem high for little ones and the results have little wow to them.. Play and Find Out about Bugs This is a wonderful book for anyone who is homeschooling or teaching using the thematic unit approach. The experiments are simple but effective. When the book says it is fun, it is not just a catchy phrase to sell books! I found it at my local library and am thrilled to have been introduced to Janice VanCleave's . TX Homeschooler said Great for Homeschooling Preschoolers or Just Bug Fans!. I got this book (and the others in the play and find out about series by Janice Vancleave) when I decided to start homeschooling my daughter. The 'experiments' in the book are very easy - generally you really do have the materials in your house (except for maybe the pipe cleaners). We have used it as a supplement