Air Is All Around You

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Read and find out about how to discover more about the air that's all around you in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. What weighs 5 quadrillion tons but can't knock you down? Air! The air that surrounds the earth weighs an enormous amount, but you can't even feel it unless the wind is blowing. You can't see air or smell it, either. But we know it's there, and we couldn't live without it. When it's not windy, it can be easy to forget about air. But air is everywhere—it fills your house, your car, and even your empty milk glass. In fact, a regular room holds about 75 pounds of it! This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes simple experiments that will show you how to prove that there is mysterious, miraculous air—all around you. This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series Top 10 reasons to love 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.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens, School, Education, Nature

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

Reviews

[Luisa Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy explanation and includes a few experiments you can do to assist with the concepts.

Ages: 4 - 8

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[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book features a couple of good experiments for understanding more about air, and not much else. I always find it tedious to read the instructions for activities I'm not actually going to perform, so I mostly skimmed this book, though I do think the experiments would be interesting to try with a child, and I would consider incorporating them into our homeschool.

[Christine Turner]

Twilight Tales -- Fall 2019

When it's not windy, it can be easy to forget about air. But air is everywhere-it fills your house, your car, and even your empty milk glass. In fact, a regular room holds about 75 pounds of it! This item includes eye-catching illustrations, tells you how to discover the air that's all around you.

Subject: Air -- Juvenile literature

[Joey Trizzino]

You cannot see it but sometimes you can feel it. Young children might not realize it but everywhere they go there is air. When the wind blows you can feel it. While you are in a car there is air. The bouncy house you jump in is filled with air. the fun balloons at a party are filled with air. Through fun illustrations O'Brien shows young readers that they are always surrounded by air.

[RUTHC]

Air you aren't able to sense it unless the wind is blowing. Both the smell and the sight of air are absent. However, we are aware of its existence and are dependent upon it. The first full spread illustration in this educational book about air grabs the reader's attention. An excellent book for learning about air and incorporating science. Excellent for third graders to read aloud.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

It feels like this one required only about half the pages it was allotted. A good deal of the book is just one activity. The illustrations are okay, sometimes with some artistic merit, but other times too dull. The use of color isn't particularly creative.

[Becca Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't love this book just because it was very simple, but it still has a good experiment included inside about how to tell that air is everywhere. Would be a good book for an early elementary science lesson on air.

[Haley Hoenke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Science, Air, Chemistry

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would be a great science book for an emerging reader

[sincerely · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but throws out too many topics or concepts without fully fleshing them out. It's a pretty specific book to not execute better on actual info that can be absorbed. Includes fun experiment ideas.

[Kylee Timmreck · Rating 3 out of 5]

5.25/10⭐️

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic facts, for all that they are rather older books.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic vintage simple science book, as clear and easy to understand as it was 40 years ago.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great non-fiction book for young children. I've started to realize people overdo it with the animals and the stories -- accessible science-based non-animal-related non-fiction should be in every child's house.

I like the illustrations in this one. I also like how Air is All Around You and others of this series present experiments for you to do in the narrative while walking you through the experiments. You can read the book as a read-aloud without doing the experiments without missing anything. And as always, I appreciate the single narrative format. Anything else makes it too difficult to share with children.

And of course, kids think air is fascinating, because they think almost everything is fascinating.

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another disappointing read that makes Robert E. Wells' science books for children (that i've read) look even more brilliant. Aside from the theme "air is all around you", which I understood, I found this book a mess of seemingly disjointed thoughts interrupted by example experiments. There must be better resources out there.

However, there isn't anything BAD about this book, and I suppose if you worked it right, you could find some concepts to emphasize... so I'm giving it two stars. But, I am returning to the library without using it with my child. Maybe 1.5 stars is more accurate.

[Kendra Hurst · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really cool in the aspect of putting its reader into perspective. Often times we get so caught up in the world and what is going on around us that we then lose appreciation for the little things-- like air. Not only did the author exemplify this, but he also put in a science experiment in the book too. Kids learn all the time-- even if they don't realize it. It reminded me of The Magic School Bus. Kids think it's just a show, but there's actually connections being made in the brain.

[Janice Redding · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book talks about air, and it is all around the entire world. Air is a necessity of life.Air keeps us alive. I like this book because of illustrations, and how it discusses air in a fun an engaging way. I can use this book to conduct a science lesson on air in the classroom. For example, I can ask the students to write down their observations if we fill a glass with water, and let it sit for an hour. The students should see formed bubbles, which is air.

[Ashley Snarr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one book I am definitely reading with my child! I found it to be so interesting. Even at 22 I learned from it. There was a part where it talked about how air can block water from getting in a up when putting it in a bowl, and I went home and tried it...it actually worked!! I loved this book because it made me want to experiment, and I want my kids to feel that excited about education and learning something new that they go and apply it. This book is good for that.

[Cassie Houck · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great. It not only talks about how air is everywhere, but it also gives you experimentsl to do to prove that they are telling the truth. It goes from talking about how we cant see air to talk about how its even in water.

I loved this book! Great illustrations and experiments that kids could do at home or in the classroom!

I would use this book to teach a lesson and even use the experiments in a lab

[Rachel Coleman · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Air is All Around You" by Franklyn Mansfield Branley is a great book about the different places you find air. It has awesome illustrations and words to describe it. I definitely think this would be a great book to read to your students so that they can learn about our air and the positive ways it helps us. This is a book to have in your classroom and get the kids excited about things in our world.

[alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book includes two experiments that illustrate the presence of water in empty containers as well as in water. The pictures prompted my first grade students to ask many questions that enriched their introduction to the study of air. They were particularly fascinated by the idea of taking air tanks both into space and under water.

[Ashley Whaley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was great for 2nd to 4th graders. It explains how air is always around us and shows pictures to allow children to understand how even though we can't see the air it is there. Obviously this would work with a science unit and i could use many different visuals for students to understand what air is and how it works.

I also did my experiment from the book "Bet You Cant"

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This information packed, whimsically illustrated book about air is an excellent choice to use in the classroom or at home. The experiments are easy to do with materials that can be found in any home. Even older children and adults will learn a thing or two!

[Juliet · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty cool book teaching about air. My favorite part though were the project ideas that you can do. I especially liked the one about putting a napkin in a cup and dunking it underwater. I wouldn't mind trying that myself sometime just to see what would happen!

[Miss Kious · Rating 3 out of 5]

activity - How much does air weigh? weigh an empty balloon, fill it up, then weigh it again - the difference is how much the air weighs

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be perfect to use when teaching a lesson on matter and how air is a gas and it is all around us. This book is simple enough for students to understand and read to themself.

[Lindsey Lubker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun book that talks all about air. The book even has an experiment in it to help you see how air is all around us.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

46 months - Another good introductory science book to help O learn simple science concepts in the form of a simple, not too wordy picture book.

[Hailey Dellinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was great to find a book the explains the importance of air and it’s necessities of life. You could use this to conduct experiments in class.

[Hannah Sheffield · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book would be great for a kindergarten or first grade science lesson. The pictures are bright and colorful. The book also has a couple of neat experiments that you could do in your classroom.