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Science Book for Girls, The: and Other Intelligent Beings (Books for Girls) | 
 enlarge | Author: Valerie Wyatt
Creator: Pat Cupples
Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd.
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 556624
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 1550741136
Dewey Decimal Number: 500
EAN: 9781550741131
ASIN: 1550741136
Publication Date: September 30, 2008
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Product Description
Studies show that many girls' natural 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's for girls. It gives girls a positive and non-threatening look at science and science careers--although there's nothing stopping "other intelligent begins" from taking a peek, too! Full color.
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great for introducing science May 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
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