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. Clear photographs demonstrate how to make animals from Styrofoam egg cartons. Each animal is introduced tersely and simply with a series of appealing snippets of information.