SCIENCE
Rustad, Martha E. H.

What Is It Made Of?: Noticing Types of Materials

(4) K-3 Cloverleaf Books: Nature's Patterns series. Illustrated by Christine M. Schneider. The kids in Ms. Sampson's class learn that "different materials [are used] for different purposes" and find patterns ("something that happens again and again") when they locate objects made of similar materials. Though the story is slight and the illustrations cartoony, this accessible presentation will help young readers learn about observation and testing, introducing them to the scientific method. An activity is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

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