My First 100 Science Words

My First STEAM Words

by Chris Ferrie, Lindsay Dale-Scott (Illustrator)

The perfect primer of essential STEAM words for your little genius from the #1 Science author, Chris Ferrie!

Babies and toddlers are curious and ready to learn! Introduce them to science words that go beyond the basics.

From physics to biology, from astronomy to geography, from medicine to thermodynamics and beyond, this is the bright and simple introduction to the smart words every budding scholar needs!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Science, Nonfiction, Pre K, Nature

24 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2020

About the author

I am Chris Ferrie, father of four and happy husband. My day job is academic research where I follow my curiosity through the word of quantum physics. My passion for communicating science has led from the most esoteric topics of mathematical physics to more recently writing children’s books.

Reviews

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute little brightly illustrated book with 100 science words illustrated and grouped by general category. The art is darling and does a pretty good job of simply showing what each word means, though babies/kids will obviously not understand some words like cohesion just based on a smiling leaf cartoon with two water droplets on it.

The author is the author of the popular and slightly gimmicky science for babies board books (astrophysics for babies and such), and he got a great deal in publishing this book because there are no explanations at all so his job was apparently simply to come up with 100 words that have to do with science, and he'll make a killing off this book because it is so well illustrated. The illustrator is the real star here, for really happy little illustrations that are engaging and surprisingly educational.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with Julianna today. She surpised me with some words hehe super smart precious baby girl learning so much :D she gives it 5 stars. She loves science.

[Theediscerning · Rating 3 out of 5]

Be prepared to need more than a hundred words to explain what's in here. If you happen to know your youngster is a visual learner they will certainly find this book helpful for some period of time, as it will provide a kick to the memory with its simple and understandable little icons. You get a hundred words (with some extras thrown in for free in brackets) covering the whole gamut of science, from space to sociology to climate change and ecosystems. But the tutor or parent will, before these designs become established and trigger the idea in the pupil's mind, have to explain what is actually happening. For force, they'll need to know all about what's happening to the two dangling masses, which, because everything here is given a smiley face if at all possible, seems to be not at all connected to gravity. For astronomical phases, they'll need to know it relates to more than the one planetary body we see here. And for cohesion we'll all need to know why it's got some blobs on a leaf. Me, neither. So put the work in and this will create a chance for many things to stick around mentally, but beware this is not a self-contained learning tool, more a series of visual stimuli.

[Melanie Dulaney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chris Ferrie’s brief bio included in this book states that he believes “it is never too early to introduce small children to big ideas.” This brief, brightly illustrated picture book exposes youngsters to vocabulary words from 12 areas of science including biology, medicine, geology and more. Each term is accompanied by a bold and kid-friendly drawing that provides a clue to the word’s meaning. Parents who work in the sciences or are hopeful that their children are future STEM-loving students will be excited to read this with them, but I’m not sure that it will be the book that toddlers reach for at bedtime. Thanks for the dARC, Sourcebooks.

[Lea Lang · Rating 5 out of 5]

My now 7 yr old has had this one for a long time and he can review his science knowledge based on the terms and pictures in this book. Each full spread reflects a specific area of science like Biology, Ecology, Climate etc. Theres just single words next to illustrations to give a snip bit of an idea of what each science subject is about.

Even though it's a board book we go into depth when we look at this one together. Hes got a lot of other more detailed books for each subject this is just an overview.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Do you have an aspiring scientist in your life? Then this is the perfect book.

Bright, eye catching pictures that will grab your children’s attention. It provides a range of areas including geology, chemistry and physics.Although there isn’t a detailed description of each word it would open up the opportunity for further discussion and exploration.

[Vivian Wang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Challenging for my toddler.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent book by Chris Ferrie, this will definitely be a favorite in our house!

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Severe gaps in the biology area (genes for one). But overall great!

[Kate Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

We have had these since our oldest was an infant and still love them. Fun pictures, vocabulary expansion, and help with reading since the pictures are descriptive.

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed digital review copies of this book through Edelweiss and NetGalley.

[Stacy Renee (LazyDayLit) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This cute book for little listeners is a great introduction to science vocabulary!

This review was originally shared on my blog, Lazy Day Literature!

This cute educational book will give your toddler/s a head start on everything science, from astronomy to zoology!

My First 100 Science Words has bright and colorful illustrations with simple smiley faces added to nearly every illustration to make them extra friendly and interesting for little listeners.
This fun book is grouped into categories that include physics, biology, geography, astronomy, chemistry, sociology, geology, ecology, thermodynamics, zoology, medicine, and climate. Each of these categories includes a handful or more words paired with illustrations to help littles recognize and understand science.

It's never too early to learn! If you're looking for vocabulary-boosting books, look no further!