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From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:36:52 -0500
Thanks, Joyce, for bringing the discussion back around to this month's topic (simple science). And thanks for reminding us of the work of Gloria Skurzynski. She wrote a book on zero gravity which was one of the few books available on the topic for the child I mentioned earlier who developed a life-long interest in astronomy and aeronautics as a result of reading "I Want to Be an Astronaut" at age two.
Another excellent author who has written books for younger children dealing with physical science is Patricia Lauber. In her work, she has addressed topics in the physical sciences that are of great interest to many children, such as hurricanes and volcanoes. Her book about Mount St. Helens (Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens), published by Bradbury back in 1986, really helped to raise the standard in highly visual nonfiction for children. It was the first children's nonfiction book I can recall that used color photographs -- such an innovative look back in the mid80s!
Something that I appreciate about Lauber's writing is the way in which she engages children directly and asked them to look for specific things in the accompanying artwork. Her works always model the importance of inquiry, observation, and hypothesizing, underscoring the dynamic nature of science.
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
The books of Gloria Skurzynski are wonderfully engaging in the area of physical science. The two I know best are ON TIME: FROM SEASONS TO SECONDS, and WAVES: THE ELECTROMAGNETIC UNIVERSE, both published by National Geographic. I don't think I ever truly understood the light spectrum (including x-rays and gamma rays) until I read the latter. Now I can converse knowledgeably with my son the physics major (in kind of a strange reversal of the situation described by Bernita Strnad i.e. her 16-yr-old nephew Robert)!
Received on Thu 14 Jul 2005 11:36:52 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:36:52 -0500
Thanks, Joyce, for bringing the discussion back around to this month's topic (simple science). And thanks for reminding us of the work of Gloria Skurzynski. She wrote a book on zero gravity which was one of the few books available on the topic for the child I mentioned earlier who developed a life-long interest in astronomy and aeronautics as a result of reading "I Want to Be an Astronaut" at age two.
Another excellent author who has written books for younger children dealing with physical science is Patricia Lauber. In her work, she has addressed topics in the physical sciences that are of great interest to many children, such as hurricanes and volcanoes. Her book about Mount St. Helens (Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens), published by Bradbury back in 1986, really helped to raise the standard in highly visual nonfiction for children. It was the first children's nonfiction book I can recall that used color photographs -- such an innovative look back in the mid80s!
Something that I appreciate about Lauber's writing is the way in which she engages children directly and asked them to look for specific things in the accompanying artwork. Her works always model the importance of inquiry, observation, and hypothesizing, underscoring the dynamic nature of science.
KTH
Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
The books of Gloria Skurzynski are wonderfully engaging in the area of physical science. The two I know best are ON TIME: FROM SEASONS TO SECONDS, and WAVES: THE ELECTROMAGNETIC UNIVERSE, both published by National Geographic. I don't think I ever truly understood the light spectrum (including x-rays and gamma rays) until I read the latter. Now I can converse knowledgeably with my son the physics major (in kind of a strange reversal of the situation described by Bernita Strnad i.e. her 16-yr-old nephew Robert)!
Received on Thu 14 Jul 2005 11:36:52 AM CDT
