Switch On, Switch Off Contributor(s): Berger, Melvin (Author), Croll, Carolyn (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 006445097X ISBN-13: 9780064450973 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: The "magic" of a light switch is made accessible to everyone with this crystal-clear introduction to electricity, from the generator to the individual light bulb. Includes an experiment. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Electricity & Electronics - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
Dewey: 537 |
LCCN: 88017638 |
Lexile Measure: 570 |
Series: Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 10.02" W x 7.94" (0.29 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 13828 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about electricity in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. It seems like magic! It's not--it's electricity. But how does a light actually work? In this clear and simple book learn all about electricity, how it's produced, and how it can be used. At the end you'll learn how to conduct safe, fun experiments that will let you generate electricity yourself! This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
Books 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berger, Melvin: - Melvin Berger is the author of many classic LRFOs, including Germs Make Me Sick!, Oil Spills! and Why I Cough, Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn, as well as other nonfiction on the Harper backlist. He lives in East Hampton, NY. Croll, Carolyn: - Carolyn Croll is the distinguished illustrator of many books for children, including the I Can Read Books The Big balloon race by Eleanor Coerr and Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson. She lives in Philadelphia, PA. |