| I Fall Down Contributor(s): Cobb, Vicki (Author), Gorton, Julia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688178421 ISBN-13: 9780688178420 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: In this fourth Science Play book, Cobb explains the weighty subject of gravity with such ease that even the youngest kids will understand. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Senses & Sensation |
| Dewey: 531.14 |
| LCCN: 2003001822 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: Science Play |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.26" (0.77 lbs) 40 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 84441 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What happens when you trip or when you drop a ball? When something falls, which way does it fall? Down, Do you know what makes things fall? Renowned science author Vicki Cobb explains the weighty subject of gracity with such ease that even the youngest kids will understand. Follow this book with a child who loves to play. Have lots of dropping races. Together you'll learn how much fun falling for science can be. Exciting hands on activities and irresistible illustrations by Julia Gorton make Science Play a perfect way to learn about science...just for the fun of it |
Contributor Bio(s): Gorton, Julia: - Julia Gorton has loved to get wet since her days as a teenage member of the Aquaettes. A local synchronized swim team. She is still passionate about water and is working to get a community pool built. For a decade she has been delighting children with her inspired illustrations and dazzling designs. Her work can be found in the Science Play book I See Myself by Vicki Cobb, the MathStart book Super Sandcastle Saturday by Stuart J. Murphy, and Ten Rosy Roses, by Eve Merriam. Julia Gorton lives in a sprinklerfilled community in New Jersey with her husband, author-illustrator Daniel Kirk, and their three children, who splish and splash all around the town. Cobb, Vicki: -Vicki Cobb is the author of many award-winning science books for young people. With degrees from Barnard College and Columbia University Teachers College, Vicki enjoyed an early career as a science teacher. She now devotes all her time to writing and speaking to teachers, children, and librarians all over the country. She frequently writes for the Huffington Post and is also the founder and president of iNK Think Tank, an organization dedicated to getting high-quality nonfiction books into classrooms. To find out what recent science experiment Vicki has been cooking up, visit her online at www.vickicobb.com. |