Build It!
Structures, Systems and You
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2006
- Category
- Physics, Experiments & Projects
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553378365
- Publish Date
- Sep 2006
- List Price
- $7.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553378358
- Publish Date
- Sep 2006
- List Price
- $14.95
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Developed with the cooperation of a science consultant, this book in the Primary Physical Science series is a tool to teach the physical sciences to young children. From bicycles to bridges to beaver dams, structures are all around us. Build It! explores the function of structures, the materials they're made of, how their parts are joined together and more.
About the authors
Adrienne Mason is a writer, editor and life-long resident of Vancouver Island. A biologist and naturalist/interpreter, she is the managing editor of KNOW: The Science Magazine for Curious Kids. She has a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Victoria, and her articles have appeared in National Geographic Kids, WILD, Canadian Geographic, Georgia Straight, Beautiful BC, OWL, Ranger Rick, Boys' Life and Nature Canada. She lives in Tofino, BC, and enjoys hiking, beachcombing and exploring the coast with her husband and two daughters.
CLAUDIA DÁVILA a été directrice artistique des magazines Chirp et ChickaDEE, en plus d’être l’auteure-illustratrice de la série de bandes dessinées primées The Future According to Luz et de l’album Super Red Riding Hood. Elle a également illustré l’ouvrage percutant et multi récompensé Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War de Michel Chikwanine et Jessica Dee Humphreys, ainsi que Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book de Marthe Jocelyn et Richard Scrimger. Claudia est née à Santiago, au Chili, et vit maintenant à Toronto avec sa famille.
Claudia Dávila is the former art director of Chirp and chickaDEE magazines, and is the author-illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel series The Future According to Luz and the picture book Super Red Riding Hood. Claudia illustrated the powerful and multi-award-winning book Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Michel Chikwanine and Jessica Dee Humphreys, Viminy Crowe's Comic Book by Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger and The Canadian Kids Guide to Outdoor Fun by Helaine Becker. Claudia was born in Santiago, Chile, and lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and two children.
Editorial Reviews
The description of ... [each] concept being introduced is appropriate for the intended audience and is often presented in a manner that tests children's understanding...There are too few books like this available for young children. I recommend the “Primary Physical Science” books to parents and to school librarians responsible for adding important books to their library's collection. Highly Recommended.
CM Magazine
This colorful beginning science series is suitable for primary-grade students in groups and even younger children one-on-one.
Booklist
Whether your child has the curious mind of a future architect or jsut wants to know how tissues catch a sneeze, the answers are in these pages ... There are many activities suited to the young child ... This delightful, well-illustrated book has more ideas and experiemnts listed in teh back pages for parents and teachers to use.
Together Magazine
Librarian Reviews
H Build It!: Structures, Systems and You (Primary Physical Science)
From bridges to beaver dams, primary children learn about structures – the materials they are made of, how their parts are joined together and more. Hands-on activities add appeal.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
