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80 pp.
| Sterling
| February, 2004
|
TradeISBN 1-4027-0332-5$$19.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Dave Garbot.
Photographs by
Michael Hnatov.
From making a red cabbage acid/base tester to salting ice, several dozen simple experiments in physics, chemistry, and biology are well conceived and clearly delineated in this book. Clear lists of materials and bright photos of children following the instructions accompany each experiment. Occasionally a time estimate is missing; otherwise, these instructions are feasible and interesting. Glos., ind.