Phones Keep Us Connected Contributor(s): Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner (Author), Nowowiejska, Kasia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0062386670 ISBN-13: 9780062386670 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science |
Dewey: 621.385 |
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.8" W x 9.9" (0.45 lbs) 40 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about the science, technology, and history of how phones work in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. A well-explained, informative presentation on the telephone's historical development as well as how cell phones work. Featuring a diverse crew of characters, the upbeat digital illustrations are attractive and, equally important, very helpful in showing hard-to-visualize concepts. (Booklist starred review) Phones Keep Us Connected includes a glossary, a find out more section with an activity about building a string telephone, and an infographic about the history of the phone. Questions addressed in this book include:
Read and find out in the proven winner Phones Keep Us Connected! This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner: - Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than seventy books for children. She has written several books in the Let's Read And Find Out Science series, including: WHAT LIVES IN A SHELL?, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book" and winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Best Children's Book" award; WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?, a Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection; WHAT'S ALIVE?, also named an AAAS "Best Children's Book"; HOW MOUNTAINS ARE MADE, an NSTA/CBC "Outstanding Science Trade Book," DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio "Best Book Award" Kathleen was a children's book editor for over ten years before becoming a full-time writer. When she is not reading, researching, writing, or editing she loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing and curating fossils for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, CA. |