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