Monday, January 11, 2010

History, science, math and fun


Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks

The catchy rhyme makes this a fun read aloud. The monsters in this story are happy eating rocks and tractors and such, but not broccoli. That is, until they eat broccoli, thinking they are eating trees.

Ages 3-7 Picture book, health






Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens by Cindy Newschwander
There are six books in the ‘Sir Cumference’ series, and all are math based.
In this story, Sir Cumference is trying to figure out how many
people have come to a surprise party for the king. Counting by
tens and grouping those tens into hundreds and thousands
was the key.

Ages 6-10 Math




Butterflies and Moths by Nic Bishop


This latest book is as good as the previous titles, Frogs and Spiders. These are all photo essays, with fabulously magnified views of caterpillars, butterfly wings and more. The photos are labeled so you know what species AND how much the photo was magnified.

Ages 4-12

Science


Cromwell Dixon's Sky-Cycle

In 1907, Cromwell Dixon was 14 years old. He built an amazing flying machine; this is his true story.

The cartoonish pictures might let you think this is a made up story, but the author has a picture of the original Sky-cycle in the back of the book!

Ages 6-10 History

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