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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

for age group 7-10yrs old.


message 4: by [deleted user] (new)

Thanks Everybody. This seems to be a very good collection.


message 5: by Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 8641 comments Mod
Also books by Ruth Heller such as Chickens Aren't the Only Ones


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Fjóla (fjolarun) | 260 comments Tanya wrote: "There is a list I saw recently with several we have read and enjoyed on it:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
"


You've got me a bit curious: I looked at the list you pointed to and it's dominated by books I wouldn't consider "legit", since they only seem popular with the authors themselves and their friends and sock puppets. Now, I probably wouldn't hesitate to pick up something by David M. Schwartz and Magic School Bus is standard fare of course, but have you read through any of the other titles figured in the first ten spots on this list? I tend to give a lot more weight to anything seconded by a member of this group than I'd give to a Listopia list ... ;-)


message 7: by Beverly, former Miscellaneous Club host (new)

Beverly (bjbixlerhotmailcom) | 3108 comments Mod
Some good authors to look for:
Steve Jenkins
Seymour Simon
Janice VanCleave


message 8: by Fjóla (new)

Fjóla (fjolarun) | 260 comments Tanya wrote: "Not in the first 10 other than Magic Schoolbus. ..."

Thanks! So, you confirm my suspicions, that the rankings on that list are not very useful. Oh, well, this is the problem with lists that get manipulated by the authors ...

I'm like you in that my tastes often differ from my son's. He'd probably like the Usborne books, he devoured three of the Pocket Genius books last summer. But we both liked Is a Blue Whale ... ?. While the pictures may not be stunning, it's very clever! Thanks for the many pointers. Unfortunately, even the best science books for kids don't always have many ratings, so it can be hard to weed out the spam on these lists ...


message 9: by Fjóla (new)

Fjóla (fjolarun) | 260 comments Tanya wrote: "The Natural History Museum here in town has an actress dress as Frizzle and do science presentations. That probably helped along my own kids' adoration of Magic Schoolbus for sure! ."

Funny! I know that our Natural History Museum does this too. It wouldn't possibly be the same ... ?


message 10: by [deleted user] (new)

Pls. suggest me best books on Cars, technology, machines, planes for 8 year old boy.


message 11: by Carolien (new)

Carolien (carolien_s) I'm definitely going to try to find the Blue Whale.

This is probably suitable for them as well - George's Secret Key to the Universe. It's a mixture of fiction and hard core science that explains principles such a dark matter.

You may want to show them this one - the solar system drawn to scale:
http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/p...


message 12: by Manybooks, Fiction Club host (last edited Mar 09, 2014 08:17AM) (new)

Manybooks | 13890 comments Mod
I found these titles on Amazon. As I don't have children, and am not that interested in cars etc., I don't know wether these titles are good choices, but they look interesting and have generally had good reviews on Amazon (but I take no responsibility as to content or quality).

Car Science
Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
Henry Ford: Big Wheel in the Auto Industry
The Great Race: Around the World by Automobile
From the Model T to Hybrid Cars: How Transportation Has Changed
First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane
First Flight: The Wright Brothers
"A" Is for Airplane: An Aviation Alphabet
You Wouldn't Want to Be on the First Flying Machine!: A High-Soaring Ride You'd Rather Not Take
You Wouldn't Want to Be in the First Submarine!: An Undersea Expedition You'd Rather Avoid
You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13!: A Mission You'd Rather Not Go on (there is a whole series of these books, they all look interesting)
Jet Plane: How It Works
Orville Wright: The Flyer (looks like another series)
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers and the Airplane
The Wright Brothers and the Airplane
Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton
Henry Ford and the Model T
Car Crazy
Design Line: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (not released yet)
Think Like a Scientist in the Car
How Race Car Drivers Use Math
How Hybrid Cars Work
How Cars Work
How Electric and Hybrid Cars Work
Eat My Dust!: Henry Ford's First Race
The Little House (on urban sprawl)


message 13: by Manybooks, Fiction Club host (new)

Manybooks | 13890 comments Mod
Tanya wrote: "My 8yo does like the "You Wouldn't Want to Be ..." series."

The entire series looks both fun and informative.


message 14: by [deleted user] (new)

Carolien, thanks for suggesting " George's Secret Key to the Universe", all 3 books in this series seem to be extremely good. Pls. suggest few more.


message 15: by Carolien (last edited Mar 15, 2014 12:25PM) (new)

Carolien (carolien_s) The only other one I can think of is A Really Short History of Nearly Everything which is the child friendly version.

This would probably be more aimed at a 7 year old and is more maths based, but you can take a look at Loreen Leedy's books.

I just saw this one as a recommended book based on one of my current reads Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon. Not sure which age group, it may be for slightly older kids.


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