I Fall Down (Science Play)
PreSchool-K–Another winner from the author and illustrator ofI Face the Wind(2003) andI See Myself(2002, both HarperCollins). This book tackles the subject of gravity. The language and sentence structure are simple, but the concept is never oversimplified. Using the same format as in the previous titles, Cobb presents a series of experiments for parents and children to do together, allowing youngsters to explore, discover, and then return to the text to have that learning reinforced. The clean lines and crisp colors in Gorton's graphic illustrations have lots of child appeal, and the creatively sized and colored typography further amplifies each concept. For example, when the text suggests that youngsters allow a spoonful of molasses to dribble back into the jar, the words, printed in a brown font, stretch, swirl, and descend accordingly. A refreshing and welcome addition to science collections.–Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.