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Posted: April 23 2007 at 4:02pm | IP Logged Quote soodow
I have just printed Macbeth's wonderful suggestions and was wondering if you ladies had any others?? Ages of children.. 6,9,12,15&16.
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It's not a living book exactly, but it is a wonderful "living experiment book" - The Way the Universe Works from DK Publishing. It is a thorough book on things related to the universe. I like that it has everything in one place - solar system, individual planets, stars, galaxies. The illustrations are colorful and engaging (include both photos and drawings). Each page is a mosaic of information - explaining different aspects of the universe, properties of space, technology, and space viewing in small chunks (also includes some history and biography) - typical of the DK formats. What really impressed me was the great experiments and demonstrations that dovetail with each topic. There are 60 demonstrations/experiments in the book. All are pretty straight forward using equipment from around the house. It's one of the best collections of experiments I've seen - very visually appealing.

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I used several "Let's Read and Find Out - Science" books in addition to MacBeth's wonderful list: The Sky is Full of Stars
What the Moon is Like
The Big Dipper

Others we used:
So That's How the Moon Changes Shape
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
Story: Meteor! by Patricia Polacco
Math puzzles: Galaxy Getaway
Space: A Fact and Riddle Book by Jane Sarnoff

This poetry book looks interesting (haven't looked at it so I can't say for sure..) Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings

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Thanks for the great suggestions... this will finish my list up!!
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Had to mention a couple of picture books that I remembered today as I was searching for something else:

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer -- from Walt Whitman's poetry

The Sea of Tranquility about when man first walked on the moon.

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Janette, I own The Sea of Tranquility... Thanks for the reminder and the poetry ideas are terrific... something I didn't even consider
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