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Q Is for Quark: A Science Alphabet Book
A is for Atom, B is for Black Hole, C is for Clone-hang on to your test tubes, we'¬?re covering a lot of ground here! But both the science-curious and the science-phobic are in for a treat as the author of one of the wittiest math books around takes on a new topic. Ranging freely from DNA to jet-propelled squid to proof that it'¬?s best to prepare dragon tonic using the metric system, this smorgasbord of science topics makes a great classroom resource or gift for the budding scientist. By the time kids plow through all the quirky pictures and funny captions we'¬?re sure they'¬?ll agree that W is for Wow! 55,000 hardcover G is for A Math Alphabet Book in print.‚Ä¢ A Smithsonian Notable Books for Children 2001 ‚Ä¢ Educators, please visit our Resources section, above, for teaching guides and curricula .
64 pages, Hardcover
First published August 6, 2001
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About the author
David M. Schwartz
86 books28 followers As a child, I was filled with a sense of awe as I contemplated the universe. The huge numbers of stars and their sizes and distances never failed to amaze me. With binoculars and magnifying glass, I also focused on closer subjects like birds, flowers, frogs and bugs.
But science and math weren't my only fascinations: I also loved bicycles, baseball, boats…and ice cream. Years later, on a clear spring night, I looked up at the sky and a shower of memories descended. I suddenly remembered my childhood awe at the wonders of space.
That night I was inspired to write my first book, How Much Is a Million? Now, almost 50 books later, I spend much of my time finding unusual, whimsical ways to make math and science come alive for kids and teachers, both through my writing, and through speaking at schools and conferences. I also write science articles for magazines, especially Smithsonian, and to do the research I've made exciting trips to some of the more remote corners of several continents. I've been to Africa to study hippos, to South America to visit an indigenous tribe living in the rain forest, and to far northern Scotland to track illegal egg collectors. But I still love the land outside my door in northern California, and the same distant stars that inspired me years ago.
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But science and math weren't my only fascinations: I also loved bicycles, baseball, boats…and ice cream. Years later, on a clear spring night, I looked up at the sky and a shower of memories descended. I suddenly remembered my childhood awe at the wonders of space.
That night I was inspired to write my first book, How Much Is a Million? Now, almost 50 books later, I spend much of my time finding unusual, whimsical ways to make math and science come alive for kids and teachers, both through my writing, and through speaking at schools and conferences. I also write science articles for magazines, especially Smithsonian, and to do the research I've made exciting trips to some of the more remote corners of several continents. I've been to Africa to study hippos, to South America to visit an indigenous tribe living in the rain forest, and to far northern Scotland to track illegal egg collectors. But I still love the land outside my door in northern California, and the same distant stars that inspired me years ago.
from http://www.davidschwartz.com/about_da...
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May 11, 2013
3.5
Just not as deftly put together and illustrated as some of the other math books by the same author. The humor is also a bit lame.
This book should be on the shelves of most homes, but it's not an everyday book. It's also not a book children are likely to "crave." It's a good book that covers science and is appropriate for late stage picture book readers who want to read on their own.
The material is dense and the illustrations are sparse.
Just not as deftly put together and illustrated as some of the other math books by the same author. The humor is also a bit lame.
This book should be on the shelves of most homes, but it's not an everyday book. It's also not a book children are likely to "crave." It's a good book that covers science and is appropriate for late stage picture book readers who want to read on their own.
The material is dense and the illustrations are sparse.
February 25, 2008
I'm not as familiar with this book as G is for Googol, but it's the exact same premise, but for science. I think the material is a little more advanced and theoretical. Still for upper elementary and middle school and up. Many adults could use the fun introduction to a wide selection of science topics!
September 14, 2014
One of the best "kid" books to have just living on your bookshelf or in your classroom. Let kids discover this book, browse it where their curiosity takes them. My kids, now 15 and 13, still refer to things they learned by reading this book.
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