Eagle Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We just finished reading Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment (http://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Leaning-Experiment-Selection-Charlesbridge/dp/1570918708/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365359182&sr=8-1&keywords=Galileo+leaning+tower+experiment) and my son absolutely loved it. Is there a list of science topics told through picture books? We own a ton of living math books because they are so effective for ds; is there an equivalent site to livingmath.net for science? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Oh, I would love this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Beautiful Feet has a History of Science pack. http://bfbooks.com/History-of-Science-Study-Guide A 5 year old may be a bit young for it. But it might give you inspiration for other good books, or you may want to look at the study for a year or two down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We just finished reading Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment (http://www.amazon.co...ower experiment) and my son absolutely loved it. Is there a list of science topics told through picture books? We own a ton of living math books because they are so effective for ds; is there an equivalent site to livingmath.net for science? http://www.funschooling.net/ http://www.pennygard...sciencebks.html http://groups.yahoo..../LivingScience/ There are also books like the For Kids series, including Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids, Thomas Edison for Kids, and Galileo for Kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeritasMama Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Archimedes and The Door of Science is a great living science book. There are plenty of vintage science books that use a story telling format. Most of the ones we have used focus on Nature Study. The Storybook of Science by Henri Fabre is one that comes to mind, you can read it and others at mainlesson.com to see if it is what you are looking for, they have a list for Science under Genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We just finished reading Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment (http://www.amazon.co...ower experiment) and my son absolutely loved it. Is there a list of science topics told through picture books? We own a ton of living math books because they are so effective for ds; is there an equivalent site to livingmath.net for science? My dd loved that book as well. She still talks about it! I have had quite a bit of luck just searching our library's online catalog. I've found quite a few that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks everyone! We finally got Archimedes and the Door of Science through interlibrary loan this week and I'm excited to start reading it. I found the Galileo book through a random search of our library on the topic of gravity, so I know those hidden gems are out there. Now I'm off to check out those lists! Does anyone else have a favourite science story book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 My listing from when the kids were little Other books I like(d): Among the People series by Clara Dillngham Pierson The Story Book of Science, by Henri Fabre (might be god with a slightly older child, but gives you something to look forward to!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 It's not quite the same as a "story book", but my DD really likes Janice Van Cleave's Scientists Through the Ages: http://amzn.com/0471252220 -- It's short biographies of a number of famous scientists. Along a totally different line is 11 Experiments That Failed: http://amzn.com/0375847626 It's very, very funny and a good jumping off point for a discussion about the scientific method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Also FarrarWilliams used various of Bernie Zubrowski's books, and while they are not storybooks, they are activity-driven (he was at the Children's Museum in Boston). They are OOP but available cheaply used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 The last one we read that we really liked was An Extraordinary Life about a monarch butterfly. I've never seen an excellent, complete feeling list of good living science books. The ones Stripe linked above are good... they're just such a tiny fraction of what's out there. There's so many good books. And those Boston Children's Museum Activity Books really rule. But they're not stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 No, they're not stories. I listed them anyway! Vicki Cobb and Seymour Simon each have some books for little kids that are narrative and then stop for the kid to try it out. I think the particular Seymour Simon ones I am thinking of (for example, one on bridges) may be OOP, though. They all start with Let's Try it Out with....Vicki Cobb's books in question are I Face the Wind, I Fall Down, I See Myself, etc, about wind, gravity, and mirrors/reflections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Here's one: http://www.amazon.com/Down-Comes-Lets-Read-Find-Out-Science/dp/0064451666/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 We read a lot of Let's Read and Find Out, Seymour Simon and Vicki Cobb (love Vicki Cobb!). I think the difference with the Galileo book was that it was about a person rather than just a concept. Maybe what I'm really looking for are books about scientists. Or a list of picture book biographies. ETA: Thank you for all the suggestions so far! This is really helping me to pinpoint exactly what I am looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 We love the Seymour Simon books too. And Sandra Markle. And the scientist in the field... All of them are nonfiction, but really worthwhile. And I realized, I had a post about chapter book read alouds for nature study. A few of them are better for older middle grades listeners: http://farrarwilliams.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/read-alouds-to-go-with-nature-study/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 And I realized, I had a post about chapter book read alouds for nature study. A few of them are better for older middle grades listeners: http://farrarwilliams.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/read-alouds-to-go-with-nature-study/ This is what I am looking for! Except I need early elementary level, but the concept is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Also, about scientists specifically, the Scientist in the Field series is good (a recent discovery for us - I think maybe Alte Veste suggested it?). And we loved the book The Most Beautiful Roof in the World (about an Amazon rainforest scientist - she takes her kids climbing with her!) and Hidden Worlds (about a microscopist). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 We read a lot of Let's Read and Find Out, Seymour Simon and Vicki Cobb (love Vicki Cobb!). I think the difference with the Galileo book was that it was about a person rather than just a concept. Maybe what I'm really looking for are books about scientists. Or a list of picture book biographies. ETA: Thank you for all the suggestions so far! This is really helping me to pinpoint exactly what I am looking for. Ah, I think I know what you're looking for, but quality books of this type on the k-3 level seem to be pretty rare. The Librarian who Measured the Earth, The Man Who Made Time Travel, or Born In The Breezes: The Voyages Of Joshua Slocum all by Kathryn Lasky is one I've found. Senefer: A Young Genius in Old Egypt by Beatrice Lumpkin could be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Oh, I thought of a good one -- my DD read "Girls who looked under Rocks" and totally loved it. I would think that a boy interested in naturalists/scientists would like it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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