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Reviewed By:
Cathy Brubaker, Head Start Teacher, Coldwater, Michigan
Review Date: March 31, 2005
Author: Sam Ed Brown
ISBN: 0-87659-241-8
Price: $14.95
Description: "Why did that happen?", "How does that work?", "What
will happen if..?". Young children ask questions about the world around
them all day long. They are filled with curiosity and the desire to learn.
Bubbles, Rainbows, and Worms teaches children about the world using
hands-on experiments with plants, the environment, air and water, and the
senses. Back by popular demand and completely updated, this was the first
book published by Gryphon House. (96
pages; 2004)
 Cathy's
Review: I liked the overviews at the beginning of the book. How to set
up your center, how to experiment with the children and I really liked the
10 commandments for teaching science to young children. The book gave a
list of materials to collect for your science area and experiments. They
all were ordinary everyday items. The book was set up into different
aspects of science. In the "Air" chapter, different science activities
were given. You were told of all the materials you would need. There was
also a list of words to discuss, which would encourage language
development throughout the activity. What I liked most was at the end of
each chapter there was a list of books that related to the chapter
covered. This helps tie in a literacy aspect to the experiment. All of the
experiments seemed easy and fun to do. I tried one in my classroom that
had to do with air called the “which is faster game”. You just drop items
(weighing different amounts) at the same time and see which will land
faster. The kids loved it and wanted to do it over and over again.
For More Information: You can find out more about this book and
other Gryphon House publications at
http://www.ghbooks.com or call 1-800-638-0928.
Order this book at
http://www.ghbooks.com/showbook.cfm?code=10243.
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