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SCIENCE

Mason, Adrienne

Motion, Magnets and More: The Big Book of Primary Physical Science

128 pp. | Kids Can | August, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-707-3 $18.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Claudia Dávila. Children can develop basic understanding of physical science through this collection of well-designed experiments on materials, structures, matter, and motion. The concepts carefully build across the activities and are appropriately targeted to the intended audience. Cartoonlike children in the illustrations model the experiments or demonstrate the ideas. Tips for adults to help deepen learning are appended. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford