Monday, July 15, 2019

Stickmen's Guide to Science by John Farndon - ADVISABLE


Stickmen’s Guide to Science by John Farndon, illustrated by Joe Matthews, 32 pages. NON-FICTION. Hungry Tomato (Lerner), 2019. $28 (library bound). 9781912108978

BUYING ADVISORY: EL – ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Did you know that before the term “scientist” was coined in the 1830s, scientists were known as natural philosophers? Or that 90% of scientists that ever lived are alive today? After an introductory chapter about science and the scientific method, with facts such as these, each two-page chapter teaches the reader the basics about several branches of science: physics, chemistry, astronomy, oceanology, geology, and biology. It also includes chapters about habitats, DNA, body systems, and the brain. The last pages contain a science timeline, historic scientific eureka moments, glossary, and index.

Every spread is chock full of illustrations, diagrams, photos, single paragraph sections, and, of course, stick figures. The headings, subheadings, introductory paragraphs, section paragraphs, captions, and diagram labels all use different typefaces or type sizes, making the information easy to track. Any student wondering what science is all about will find lots of fascinating facts in this book.

P.K.Foster, MLS, school librarian

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