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Little Hands Nature Book by
Nancy Castaldo. For ages 2 to 6. Trade paper, Williamson Press. Whether a child lives in
the city or the country, they will delight in using these activities to explore nature as
they discover their own creativity. There are over 65 irresistible, age-appropriate
activities that will take advantage of a child's budding curiosity about nature to
introduce early learning skills such as color identification and comparing and contrasting
feelings and shapes. Children can go on a firefly picnic, be nature
detectives, listen to bird songs (and sing back), make a homegrown sunflower bird feeder,
and explore a caterpillar's tiny world. Children will learn about shadows and sun clocks,
how rocks become sand, where frogs go in winter, how plants drink through their
stems, and much more.141 pages. Bold B/W graphics clarify the text. Cat. #Wmsn-163. $11.66-D.
Playful
Learning Backyard Discoveries: A Hands-On Parent Resource,
McGraw-Hill, 2004. This book provides
parents of children 3-5 with hundreds of simple, hands-on nature projects and
science experiments that will interest young children and encourage them to
explore and investigate the world around them. For extra motivation there are
stickers, activity pages, and a check-off chart. After the child completes an
activity, there is a place for him or her to place a sticker under it. Children
will learn to make a rainbow, a paper bag kite, an insect cage, a sundial, and
much more. Activities and projects include some that are physical, some
artistic, food related, guessing, pretending, and more types. 128 colorful
pages. BTH-3423. 7.93-B
Sandbox Scientist: Real Science
Activities for Little Kids by Michael Ross. For ages 2-8. When young
children play, they are often scientists without knowing it. As they make mud pies, pour
and measure water, or make playgrounds for worms and caterpillars, they are also
observing, theorizing, and developing lab science skills. And they're having so much fun
they don't realize how much they're learning. This book will teach parents and teachers
how to assemble "Explorer Kits" to help young children get started on their on
investigations -- individually or in groups. Children will use ice and bubbles; mud, rocks
and sand; earthworms and rolypolies; wind and sound; compost and seeds; potions and plant
prints; magnets and gears; snails and millipedes; and many more elements, objects, and
critters. After each suggested activity, there is a "Real Life Science"
anecdote that shows you what one group of children did with the materials and how old they
were. 193 pages. Cat.#IPG-2487. $11.66-D.