Dempsey Parr's Science Encyclopedia

by Steve Parker

This ideal home reference book discusses all aspects of science, treating topics a spread at a time so at a glance children can absorb key facts about everything from atoms to the technology of alternative energy sources. The book is divided into six sections: Matter and Chemicals; Energy, Motion and Machines; Electricity and Magnetism; Sound and Light; Space and Time. A furthur 64 page section on experiments enable young readers to consolidate their learning making the theoretical aspects of the book demonstrabky real.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Steve Parker is a British science writer known for producing hundreds of children's and adult nonfiction books covering zoology, medicine, evolution, and natural history. Educated at the University of Wales, Bangor, where he earned first class honours in zoology, he later worked at the Natural History Museum and held editorial positions at Dorling Kindersley before becoming a freelance author during the late 1980s. Parker contributed early titles to the acclaimed Eyewitness series and later wrote award-winning books including Science Crazy, Fizzing Physics, The Human Body Book, and Kill or Cure. He has also edited major collaborative works on evolution and medicine, regularly visits schools and libraries, and serves as a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

Reviews

[Robert Sada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reference book for multitudes of science topics. Written in a very clear explicative way, Borton makes sure the reader is able to understand many branches of science without confusion. This encyclopedia (or any science encyclopedia) should be in every science classroom for students to view freely.