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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons
This Lib Guide contains links to children's books and resources to support the National Science Teachers Association's publication, Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan.
"Introduces the concepts of floating and sinking by following a fictional captain on the high seas who wonders why his boat floats and his treasure sinks. "
"Amy, Tim, and their parents go to the country, where Dad loves the peace and quiet but Tim is frightened by all the strange sounds. Includes facts and activities related to sound. "
"On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks. "
"A caterpillar does amazing tricks, like making leaves disappear and shedding its skin, and finally it performs the most amazing trick of all. Includes facts about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. "
"Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly."
"Upon finding a special stone, a child imagines the life of a pterosaur, the ancient flying reptile that lived, died, and was fossilized into that stone. Includes facts about fossils and how they are formed. "
"Explains the basic characteristics of weather--temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure--and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts. "