An exiting trend in the current literary scene for children and young people is the dramatic improvement in the quality and appeal of information books. Canadian publishers' increased attention to this genre is resulting in the production of many more books of high quality. Indeed, the emergence of some publishers with specialized information lines is proving noteworthy. Science Is . . . Two of these books prove to have great reader appeal and are exceptionally successful in involving children.
Every page is filled with interesting tidbits of information, games quizzes and recipes.
Delicious facts about food are shared in a clever motivational scenario. Science Is . . . Its success stems from the fact that parent and child undertake co-operative projects together. Although the format, a three-ring binder with detachable lesson outlines, is a curse to librarians, it is easy to use. Remarkably, children do not seem to expect the same level of artistic interpretation and formatting with a binder as they do with books.