| 1. |  | Snowflake Bentley (Caldecott Medal Book)
from Houghton Mifflin
Price: $10.50
Customer Review:
There is something for everyone in this book. It can be difficult to find a non-fiction story, particularly an autobiography, told in a way that will fascinate the very young. This book does just that - but fascinates the more mature reader as well - including grade school students and adults. The... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. | ![]() | Conceptual Physics
from Pearson Prentice Hall
Price: $100.80
Customer Review:
...When I bumped into it during my search for a new physics book.
I'm a high schooler taking Physics. My teacher never uses this book.I decided to crack it open one day because my teacher doesn't explain things well so I thought maybe I could teach myself through the textbook. Too bad it... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)
from HarperCollins
Price: $5.99
Customer Review:
While this book has some great information but it really shows the "Bohrist" bias. I mean I can understand that they leave out plasmas and superheated ion clouds and other things for sake of simplicity. I can agree with this.
But there's a whole other side to this issue. Dark Matter and dark... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)
from Wiley
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
Depicts and explains physics in a nice broken down simple way. So far I'm getting it as I go. No real retention; but that is my issue, not the books! I'm reading it nibble by nibble for my own enjoyment - but I think it would be a really helpful companion for students as it makes physics less... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Physics: Why Matter Matters
from Kingfisher
Price: $8.95
Customer Review:
Good product to help my kid in school, as a Chemistry major I liked the depth and scope of this product and the manner in which it relates the material to younger audinces! | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. | ![]() | What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)
from G. K. Hall & Company
Customer Review:
Not quite as funny as "Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman", but just as touching. A pleasure to read. This books makes us like not only the man, but it also inspires us to join his quest for scientific knowledge and rational thinking. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less
from Jossey-Bass
Price: $10.36
Customer Review:
My DH is using this and other books for a science and gadget class with 10 K-2 kids. He likes this book as the experiments are easy and fast paced enough to keep the kids' attention, a real issue with this bunch.
| 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Magic School Bus: Inside a Hurricane
from Scholastic Press
Customer Review:
My kids enjoy all the Magic School Bus books, especially the original ones by Joanna Cole. This one is great too. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Story Of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way
from Smithsonian Books
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
I have advanced technical degrees and found this book delightful in its presentation and content. It can be viewed as a text book, a coffee table book or as a brief overview of the scientific ideas of ancient times.It succeeds on all levels and although aimed at 8th grade level it should appeal to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Color Surprises: A Pop-up Book
from Little Simon
Price: $10.94
Customer Review:
My one year old daughter loves this book. She can open all the little windows herself, and the last page is the best! Lots of colorful fish, she liked them so much she ripped them right out of the book. | 5.0 / 5.0
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