Search It! Science: The Books You Need at Lightning Speed

by Wendy Saul

This listing is for the Multiple User License of Search It! Science . You may also purchase the Six-Week Individual License, or the Annual Individual License. Finally, a multimedia literature-searching tool that enables users to match their scientific interests or curricular needs with children's trade books . . . see a book's cover . . . read a content summary . . . search for additional titles on the same subject or a related topic-all at "lightning speed." The Search It! Science database of more than three thousand highly recommended science titles enables teachers, librarians, and students to develop bibliographies in seconds. Want a list of thirty-five titles on the environment for fourth graders with a wide range of reading levels? You'll find it. Looking for biographies of African-American scientists that include photographs? Here they are. What about a good science-related read aloud? That's here too. By combining literary, scientific, graphic, and issue-oriented elements, K-8 teachers, students, and librarians can expand or shrink their list of recommended titles. Search It! Science was actually built to mimic the real-life search strategies of users with access to an up-to-date collection of scientifically accurate, diverse, well-written books. Search It! Science's user-friendly, powerful interface makes it easy to connect with topics that intrigue. The appealing graphics encourage both browsing and targeted searches. Want another book like this one? By this author? In this series? On this topic? Search It! Science 's fully text-searchable annotations, full-color cover images, summarized reviews from five professional sources, and author information truly simplify the book identification and ordering process. Accessible through searchit.heinemann.com, Search It! Science will be updated regularly.

Hardcover

First published September 13, 2001

About the author

Teaches children's and adolescent literature at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and is a longtime fan of Joanna Cole's books.