Air Is All Around You

By Franklyn Mansfield Branley

Book Overview

Read and find out about how to discover more about the air that's all around you in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

What weighs 5 quadrillion tons but can't knock you down? Air!

The air that surrounds the earth weighs an enormous amount, but you can't even feel it unless the wind is blowing. You can't see air or smell it, either. But we know it's there, and we couldn't live without it.

When it's not windy, it can be easy to forget about air. But air is everywhere--it fills your house, your car, and even your empty milk glass. In fact, a regular room holds about 75 pounds of it!

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes simple experiments that will show you how to prove that there is mysterious, miraculous air--all around you.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060594152
• ISBN13: 9780060594152
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Another great book in this series

I can't speak highly enough of the "Let's Read and Find Out Series." My two and four year old boys love to read them. Just enough info to be interesting and instructive for two, three and four year olds.

Educational yet fun

My [...] is learning so much so quick I thought this book would be perfect for her and it is. It has a lot of information that I would not have been able to explain on my own without some help and also has some activities in it that my daughter is able to do with me as well.

Air is All Around You

This is a good book to use during any study on air. It provides some easy hands-on experiments with good visual pictures to illustrate the properties of air. Good choice for any science class with Kindergarten or First Grade students.