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Janice VanCleave's Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work (Science for Every Kid Series)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-04 Summary: Oldie But a Goodie! ... Although this book was published in 1993 (ancient for many science texts!), its experiments are highly relevant, interesting, and fun. I use them in my science classroom, and everyone finds them very easy to understand and complete. It's not like biology; earth science didn't completely evolve in the last 15 years. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-30 Summary: To Make a Teacher's Day! ... I purchased this book as a christmas present from my son's Earth Science teacher this year. She loved it! The teacher said, "Oh my gosh, I was able to open it to any page and easily pick out an engaging idea for my students to observe. Thank you. This is one of the best Christmas gifts I've ever received from a student." ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-10-06 Summary: Great for Young Children ... This book is wonderful. It gives you the experiments and provides explanations for the results. I have five and six year old sons and they love the experiments from this book. I'm buying it after renewing it at the library several times. ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2001-04-06 Summary: Great Teacher or Home Experiment Resource ... I am never disappointed by a Janice VanCleave Book! This book lends itself well to experimenting with earth science using the scientific method. It outlines the purpose, materials needed, procedure, results expected, and explanation of results for each experiment. Experiments are included in the areas of space, rocks and minerals, movement of the earth's crust, erosion, atmosphere, weather, and ocean. The best thing is that they use common, easy to obtain materials! I use these books in my classroom a lot! ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | How are mountains formed? What makes the air we breathe? What causes the ocean waves? Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions about the earth, sea, and air through 101 fun, safe, low-cost experiments and activities that can be performed at home or in the classroom. In Earth Science for Every Kid, you'll use a tennis ball and a marble to demonstrate a solar eclipse. You'll make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to understand sedimentary rock formation. And, with the...more
Janice VanCleave's Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work (Science for Every Kid Series)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-04 Summary: Oldie But a Goodie! ... Although this book was published in 1993 (ancient for many science texts!), its experiments are highly relevant, interesting, and fun. I use them in my science classroom, and everyone finds them very easy to understand and complete. It's not like biology; earth science didn't completely evolve in the last 15 years. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-30 Summary: To Make a Teacher's Day! ... I purchased this book as a christmas present from my son's Earth Science teacher this year. She loved it! The teacher said, "Oh my gosh, I was able to open it to any page and easily pick out an engaging idea for my students to observe. Thank you. This is one of the best Christmas gifts I've ever received from a student." ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-10-06 Summary: Great for Young Children ... This book is wonderful. It gives you the experiments and provides explanations for the results. I have five and six year old sons and they love the experiments from this book. I'm buying it after renewing it at the library several times. ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2001-04-06 Summary: Great Teacher or Home Experiment Resource ... I am never disappointed by a Janice VanCleave Book! This book lends itself well to experimenting with earth science using the scientific method. It outlines the purpose, materials needed, procedure, results expected, and explanation of results for each experiment. Experiments are included in the areas of space, rocks and minerals, movement of the earth's crust, erosion, atmosphere, weather, and ocean. The best thing is that they use common, easy to obtain materials! I use these books in my classroom a lot! ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | How are mountains formed? What makes the air we breathe? What causes the ocean waves? Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions about the earth, sea, and air through 101 fun, safe, low-cost experiments and activities that can be performed at home or in the classroom. In Earth Science for Every Kid, you'll use a tennis ball and a marble to demonstrate a solar eclipse. You'll make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to understand sedimentary rock formation. And, with the...more
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Crayola Kids Adventures)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-12 Summary: A Toddler Favorite! ... My 3 year old son is fascinated by the Crayola Adventure Series. This book is a great addition to the movie so he can watch the movie and associate it with the book. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2001-05-08 Summary: A perfect thriller ... This book is as suspenseful as it gets. The story is great, but the psychology of the characters is what makes this an elite work. Every main character: Captain Nemo, Pierre Arronax, Conseil, Ned Land; they are all fascinating and wonderfully written. An excellent book for people who enjoy the complexities of intelligence and human nature. ...more
Color and Money: How Rich White Kids Are Winning the War over College Affirmative Action
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-30 Summary: Hypocrisy on High ... Slowly but surely, the disparity between high blown rhetoric and stone cold reality in admissions to marquee-name colleges and universities is being exposed. Peter Schmidt stands out in this regard in "Color and Money" by his ability to reveal the hypocrisy that permeates the rarefied atmosphere of higher education. Because affirmative action is by its very nature an emotional issue, Schmidt wisely takes great pains to lay out a clear paradigm in order to help readers distinguish between ideology and evidence. He makes ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-08-13 Summary: Makes it's point very well ... Despite the provocative title this book really hits home with objective facts and measurable effects, regardless of debates over motivations. It could have used more practical how-to guides for conscientious parents and students to counter this stuff. Overall however I loved it and so did my son. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | What is the real story behind the fight over affirmative action at colleges? Veteran journalist Peter Schmidt exposes truths that will outrage readers and forever transform the debate. He reveals how: * colleges use affirmative action to mask how much they cater to the country club crowd and to solicit support from the big corporations they steer minority students toward; * conservatives have used opposition to affirmative action to advance a broader agenda that includes gutting government...more
Kids' Stuff: Toys and the Changing World of American Childhood
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Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies(r) and Ninja Turtles(r), Tinkertoys(r) and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values and expectations concerning our children, that Gary Cross explores in Kids' Stuff, a revealing look into the meaning of American toys through this century....more
[2] ... Review | Let the reader beware: after perusing Kids' Stuff , you'll never again be able to cruise the aisles of Toys "R" Us with an untroubled soul. In this history of toys, author Gary Cross relates a joyless world of useless plastic objects and manipulative advertising aimed at children. He begins with a discussion of how the concept of toys has changed since the 19th century, positing that toys are a prime example of a consumer economy run amok. What started out as the manufacture of toys meant to function...more
Inventing Billy the Kid: Visions of the Outlaw in America, 1881-1981