Gorgeous picture books about science
Here are some terrific books about science. They are picture books but one of them is big enough for really big kids! The easiest one (possibly the most beautiful) is called "Water is Water-A Book about the Water Cycle" by Miranda Paul and illustrated by Jason Chin. I mention Chin because these pictures are like poetry. I know when I read this one, the kids are going to gasp as I turn the pages and say "Whooooaaa" I love it when they do that! The text is really great too. It's quite simple but poetic (you won't mind reading this one several times) and the vocabulary is terrific. But it's about the water cycle so there's science too (science AND poetry? Can it BE?) and it has this very fun leading structure. You really need to look for this one, there's a lot to like about it. The second one is sort biographical but it's also about the scientific method. It's called "Mesmerized - How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery th...