The Science Book for Girls: And Other Intelligent Beings

by Valerie Wyatt

Studies show that many girls' interest in science falls off during the preteen years. In an effort to keep girls tuned in to science, this book demonstrates that science is fun -- and that it is for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550741136
• ISBN13: 9781550741131
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

great for introducing science

this book is directed towards girls aged... maybe 6-10 and is a good book to introduce an interest in and passion for science. the first part is arranged like a story as the reader follows a girl through a normal day and this fairy like science woman named nora tells us the science behind that part of the day. there are experiments the reader can try for each part of the day nora describes that allows the reader to interact with the information and better understand it. the second part introduces different kinds of sciences, with more fun experiments of course. one of my favourite experiments was the 'invisible glue' experiment, which was helping to describe physics and a person's centre of gravity, so you would get a friend to get into a certain position against the wall and watch as they try to move but can't, or you can hold down a friend with a finger, same concept. and the third part is basically just more experiments. so as i say, great introduction to science, a fun way to get into the subject. and this book is by no means just for girls. both of my brothers enjoyed trying out the experiments just as much as i did. i found that this book got me more interested in science than school did because it made it fun and connected it to every day life. it is by no means in depth or lengthy, which i now have some issues with, but as intro books go, this one isn't that bad.