60-day returns • free shipping on USA orders $129+
elementary science books
- This topic has 10 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 5 months ago by
.
Viewing 11 posts - 1 through 11 (of 11 total)
- Posts
The rigorous CM threads have caused me to take a closer look at what science I provide for my children. I thought I’d start a thread specifically for us to share titles that are really good. My library has nonfiction science for younger children but most of it is twaddley & dumbed down. However, the librarians are very open to suggestions regarding future purchases! I want to suggest worthwhile books that we can definately use. Is anyone familiar with the One Small Square series?
Yes! I just requested that our library purchase the one small square series. Those are great books. i will be watching this thread closely. I have several i like about animlas, but not many other science subjects. here are some others we enjoy:
Animals at work by Etta Kaner
Animal talk by Etta Kaner
Animal senses by Pamela Hickman
Animal defenses by Etta Kaner
Animals and their young by Pamela Hickman
Animals in motion by Pamela Hickman
The way things work by David Macaulay
The Smithsonian series
I’ll try to put a list in on this thread later (pressed for time right now). But wanted to add that, while we really liked the One Small Square for content and creativity, I found the pages extremely BUSY. Words, call outs and mini-paragraphs are truly ALL over every page amidst illustrations, illustrations and more illustrations. It’s great stuff, but for some learners it will be brain overload (the same kids/families who don’t like colour or illustrations all over their math books…). Just wanted to say this as I’d heard great things about it from various sources and I’d intended to BUY the whole series (my kids are book monsters and we keep a sizeable library here at home). Now, I’m happy to take my time on the purchase and just get a few from the series, or to look for other sources to lean on (either as alternative or in addition).
Oh yeah, you have me excited and I discovered our library has most of these in the county. others that I have seen but we have not used yet..
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
The adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
The adventures of Buster Bear
Let’s Read and Find Out Science (multiple books)(
Robert McClung is my favorite for younger children. Not all McClungs are created equal, however. Look for titles such as Ruby Throat, Bufo, Otus, Possum, etc. His Last of…series is good, geared for older students.
We are doing Jack’s Insects the link is here… http://simplycharlottemason.com/store/jacks-insects/
and The Story of Science http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=fabre&book=science&story=_contents
pus nature study of course
Wonderful! What about rocks, weather, magnets, simple machines, etc.? I have a few of the Janice VanCleave books & the library has lots for my reference/directions when I plan simple experiments. I’ll request the OOP authors on interlibrary loan.
The Let’s Read and Find Out series has some good titles on weather. Seymour Simon books are also good. And I second the Smithsonian Backyard/Oceanic/Wild Heritage that andream mentioned.
We are also doing the Way things work by Mccauley (simple machines) , but I didn’t mention since a previous poster did.
There is also a Usborne book called Book of Knowledge that we used this past year and kids enjoyed it very much…it has a section on animals, the human body, simple machines, etc…
Also thought of the Burgess animal book for children and the Burgess book of birds… I downloaded the animal book to my iphone from Librivox for free and played it in the car as we ran errands… Kids really liked it.
Viewing 11 posts - 1 through 11 (of 11 total)
- The topic ‘elementary science books’ is closed to new replies.