Simply Science

by Ginjer L. Clarke, Laura Driscoll, Joanna Cole

These hardcover compilations of best-selling All Aboard Reading titles are perfect for every young reader! Featuring favorite themes like science and school, and grouped according to the Station Stop reading levels, these compilations offer something for every young reader-and the engaging text and colorful illustrations are sure to captivate all kids!

Includes Turtles; Water; Stars; Spider's Lunch; Frogs; Butterflies; and Sharks!

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2003

About the author

Ginjer L. Clarke writes fun, fact-filled nonfiction beginning readers about weird, wonderful animals. Her love for strange creatures started early, as the first story she remembers writing in the third grade was “The Strange Animal” about a small, pink-spotted imaginary creature called a Woofa. She loves that her job entails visiting zoos and aquariums, reading lots of books, and even watching TV for research. And she can work at home in her pajamas, which is a lifelong dream!

Ginjer’s books, most of which are part of Grosset & Dunlap’s All Aboard Science Reader series, have sold a combined total of more than 2 million copies worldwide. Her books Freak Out! and Gross Out! were on Publisher’s Weekly’s 2006 and 2007 lists of top 100 best-selling children’s books. Her books have been favorably reviewed in Booklist, Horn Book, School Library Journal, Children’s Literature, and regional newspapers and magazines, and are featured in Scholastic and Bedford Falls Book Fairs. Her book Platypus! (Random House Step into Reading) was awarded the Maryland Library Association’s 2005 Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Nonfiction and was selected by the National Science Teachers Association as recommended classroom reading.

Ginjer is an experienced and lively school, library, and conference presenter, who has appeared at more than 100 elementary schools, regional reading and writing conferences, statewide book festivals, many bookstores and libraries, and even a zoo. She is a graduate of James Madison University and lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, young son, and several silly-looking pets.

Reviews

[Teri-K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kids are naturally curious about the world. With a little encouragement they'll notice things grownups tend to overlook, and ask questions we can't always answer. One great way to encourage this curiosity is to read them books that give them information in fun ways. I grabbed this book off the shelf at the library, and it's become a hit with my 4 year old grandson. The illustrations are wonderful - full page, colorful, with plenty of details but still lovely to look at. The information offered in the seven short stories is age appropriate and focused on just a few aspects of each subject. My grandson has latched onto this book as being the one he wants read to him all day long. I'm reading this aloud, but the writing is simple enough that a reluctant reader who is more interested in being outside might enjoy reading it, with a little help sounding out some of the "science" words. I have a feeling we'll be renewing this book several times. :)

Topics are: Water, Turtles, Stars, Spiders, Frogs, Butterflies, Sharks.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

These were interesting stories, we just prefer the detailed look of National Geographic readers.

[Echo C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book! Read the entire thing with my 5 year old and it taught her so much. She especially enjoyed the chapters on butterflies and turtles. She found camouflage to be the most interesting part. I will definitely check this out from the library again and reintroduce the subjects covered in this book.