Sounds All Around

By Wendy Pfeffer

Book Overview

Read and find out about people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Sounds are all around us. Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You're making sounds. With colorful illustrations from Anna Chernyshova and engaging text from Wendy Pfeffer, Sounds All Around is a fascinating look into how sound works.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes a find out more section with additional and updated experiments, such as finding out how sound travels through water. Both the text and the artwork were vetted by Dr. Agnieszka Roginska, Professor of Music Technology at NYU.

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:

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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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062386700
• ISBN13: 9780062386700
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

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Sounds All Around by Wendy Pfeffer introduces young children to the scientific concept of sound -- how it is created, received, differently interpreted, effects us, and even how it is measured. The book also provides many different "sound activities" or experiments that children can do alone or with classmates.