Matter

DK Eyewitness Books

by Christopher Cooper

Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of matter. Color photographs of original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, and 3-D models, plus revealing experiments, bring to life the amazing discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the world.

Genres: Science, Chemistry

64 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jamie]

Science Series:

This non-fiction text begins with an overview of matter using a mossy terrarium as an example. The text includes the origins of the idea as it was debated by the Ancient Greeks and the book follows the growth of understanding through splitting the atom, subatomic particles, and black holes. There are 29 different topics spanning 2 pages each. When an idea is referenced in the text, page numbers are included to make it easy to find. Real word examples are used to clarify understandings. Notable scientists along with a brief biographies are included when they reflect upon the topic. The illustrations in the text include photographs of real objects along with line drawings. Scientists’ tools and 3D models help the reader comprehend a difficult subject. This is a good text to build a basic understanding of matter and to help ignite a reader’s interest in the topic.
Target Audience grades 5-8

[Felipe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the book is good but just not simply great.

[Eagle Watcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book about matter tells us about the past and present of matter. They tell about the 3 states of matter- liquid, gas, and solid. They showed pictures of tools they used back then to measure things about matter. They showed the difference between mixtures and solutions each particle has it's own shape in two.

[WSL Library]

X3

[Belle Meade School]

530