Science Book of Sound

The Science Book of

by Neil Ardley

Book by Neil Ardley

32 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 1991

About the author

Ardley joined the editorial staff of the World Book Encyclopedia in 1962, when the London branch of the American publisher was producing an international edition. This took four years, during which time he developed the skill of editing and writing introductory material for the young. After a brief period working for Hamlyn, he became a freelance editor in 1968 (which enabled him to continue with his musical career), and then in the 1970s moved into writing introductory books, mostly for children, on natural history (especially birds), science and technology, and music, such as What Is It?.

Just as his composing and performance had been moved forward by the introduction and development of technology, so too with his publishing career as computers began to become more and more important. In 1984 Ardley began to write mainly for Dorling Kindersley, producing a series of books which included the best-selling (over three million copies worldwide) and award-winning The Way Things Work, illustrated by David Macaulay.
When he retired in 2000 Ardley had written 101 books, with total sales of about ten million.

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Science Book of Sound by Neil Ardley is a great book that teaches students about the characteristics of sound. It allows students to explore their sense of hearing by teaching them about sounds and how it forms. The book also gives students many experiments they can try at school or at home to explore sound. I would use this book for students in 1st-4th grade.

[Jayetta Carter-mcfarlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would use this book in lesson plans about sound for my first or fourth grade class, or any class that I have that may need a review about sound concepts. This book contains simple and inexpensive experiments to provide hands-on activities to enable inquiry-based science lessons.

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for a science lesson on sound. I would use it for first graders or any other level with sound in their standards. This book provides awesome simple hands-on science experiments!

[Andrew Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is perfect for a science lesson on sound and its characteristics. This could also be used to discuss the senses, specifically the ability to hear.