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Science Links
18 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Hurricanes and Wildfires look at these natural disasters and their aftermaths; Ring discusses volcanoes; and Water introduces various bodies of water. Though superficial, the easy-to-read texts offer basic information, providing report writers with a good starting point for research. The vivid photos and occasional sidebars are appealing and add some depth. Websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Links titles: Hurricanes, Ring of Fire, Wildfires, and World of Water.]
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
A brief text, along with captioned color photos and a couple of diagrams, offer a glimpse at life in the dark zone (three thousand feet below the ocean's surface). Openly designed double-page spreads provide superficial information about how various creatures have adapted to their lightless surroundings. Carson touches on undersea explorations from the past and present. Websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
A survey of Earth's close neighbor describes, in simple prose and with color illustrations, Mars's surface and atmosphere, its changing face over billions of years, and the intriguing possibility that life may once have existed on the red planet. The book also touches on astronaut training for a possible manned mission to Mars in 2015; a timeline of space exploration leading to this date is included. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
This book introduces independent readers to venomous snakes in general, as well as some specific types, such as vipers and cobras. The brief text is accompanied by close-up captioned photographs; unfamiliar words are bold-faced and defined in the appended glossary. A chart of venomous snake families is included. Map, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Barbara Barstow
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
Aimed at independent readers, this book uses an accessible text and well-chosen, captioned photos in an open design to introduce this once-endangered species. Topics such as care of young, communication, habits, species reintroduction, and threats from humans are addressed. Unfamiliar words are printed in boldface in the text and defined in the appended glossary. Websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Barbara Barstow
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Aided by archival and color photos, Moonwalkers recalls the first manned lunar landing; it stretches a bit by examining later projects, including the space station and unmanned missions to Mars. The more focused volume, Eye, introduces the Hubble Space Telescope, describes the mission to repair it, and reproduces some of the beautiful color images taken by the Hubble. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Links titles: Moonwalkers and Eye on the Universe.]
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Greenberg uses five amusement park rides--bumper cars, carousels, Ferris wheels, pendulum rides, and roller coasters--to introduce a number of physical laws, including Newton's third law of motion, centripetal force, and potential and kinetic energy. Illustrations are color photos and diagrams; sidebars and captions pose questions and offer answers. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Hurricanes and Wildfires look at these natural disasters and their aftermaths; Ring discusses volcanoes; and Water introduces various bodies of water. Though superficial, the easy-to-read texts offer basic information, providing report writers with a good starting point for research. The vivid photos and occasional sidebars are appealing and add some depth. Websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Links titles: Hurricanes, Ring of Fire, Wildfires, and World of Water.]
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
By describing plant adaptive behaviors as part of a struggle for scarce resources, Kudlinski is able to bring liveliness and drama to her topic. Color photos work closely with the text, illustrating the concepts under discussion and providing visual references for various plant species. Websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Although the series brings its usual open design, color photos, charts, and bold-faced vocabulary words to this discussion of the food pyramid and the nutrients bodies need to function, the occasionally patronizing tone drags this volume down. The information is clear and well organized, but there are better food-pyramid books available. Websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
To encourage young readers to think inventively, this book offers somewhat random and superficial accounts of the development of in-line skates, movies, windshield wipers, light-bulb filaments, and a vacuum-cleaner doormat invented by a seventh grader. Illustrated with color photos and some diagrams, the book includes a few hands-on projects. The featured inventors are diverse in gender, race, and age. Websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Aided by archival and color photos, Moonwalkers recalls the first manned lunar landing; it stretches a bit by examining later projects, including the space station and unmanned missions to Mars. The more focused volume, Eye, introduces the Hubble Space Telescope, describes the mission to repair it, and reproduces some of the beautiful color images taken by the Hubble. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Links titles: Moonwalkers and Eye on the Universe.]
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
Using a lively narrative style, Ring shows how people have taken inspiration from animal and plant adaptations for inventions of their own: Velcro from burdock plants and sonar from dolphins, among other examples. Each explanation is followed by a brief description of a scientist working on a nature-inspired invention. Color photos and drawings illustrate the text. Websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
In a brief, comprehensible format, Ring covers the types of blood cells and their functions, along with blood types, diseases of the blood, and related organs such as the lymph nodes and the spleen. Photos and diagrams help convey information, and vocabulary words are bold-faced in the text. Sidebars add additional tidbits. Websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Hurricanes and Wildfires look at these natural disasters and their aftermaths; Ring discusses volcanoes; and Water introduces various bodies of water. Though superficial, the easy-to-read texts offer basic information, providing report writers with a good starting point for research. The vivid photos and occasional sidebars are appealing and add some depth. Websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Links titles: Hurricanes, Ring of Fire, Wildfires, and World of Water.]
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg
(4)
K-3
Science Links series.
Hurricanes and Wildfires look at these natural disasters and their aftermaths; Ring discusses volcanoes; and Water introduces various bodies of water. Though superficial, the easy-to-read texts offer basic information, providing report writers with a good starting point for research. The vivid photos and occasional sidebars are appealing and add some depth. Websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Links titles: Hurricanes, Ring of Fire, Wildfires, and World of Water.]
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
This book features the four different types of penguins in their natural habitats: the Galápagos, Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and Australia/New Zealand. Sims's concise, readable text shares an adequate amount of information about mating, physical attributes, and survival techniques. Captioned photographs aptly illustrate facts in the text. Map, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen
(3)
K-3
Science Links series.
With color photos of athletes and active children, this brief, well-organized volume uses sports as a means to discuss the way muscles and joints work. For instance, basketball introduces the ball-and-socket joint in the shoulder; gymnastics relates to the spine. Diagrams show how the skeleton functions, while sidebars add sports-related notes and bold-faced words indicate vocabulary. Websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
18 reviews
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