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New Nonfic Titles Align to Next Gen Science Standards | Series Made Simple
Longtime reviewer and children’s literature consultant John Peters explores several new science series, many of which align closely to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS.)
The Science of Snowboarding
Gr 3–6—Along with describing selected kinds of events in each type of sport, these profiles mention some performance techniques that improve speed, height, or control as appropriate...
A Day Inside the Human Body
Gr 2–4—Though stocked with modest amounts of specific information, these "Magic School Bus"—style "field trips" seem slapped together...
U.S. Navy by the Numbers
Gr 3–5—Making excellent use of emphatic titling and well-designed infographics, these browser's treasures offer abbreviated but eye-catching numerical profiles of the four service branches, including information on how many people are currently serving in each to the sizes, top speeds, and weaponry of selected ships and other conveyances...
Bulldozers
K-Gr 2—Offered as successors to the 1999 series of the same name (though not all of the volumes correspond), these pictorial surveys pair sharply reproduced photos of heavy-duty working vehicles with simply phrased commentary on the selected machine's common main components and functions printed in large type...
Making Noise!: Making Sounds
Gr 1–3—Despite occasional overlaps, these elementary introductions provide a good balance of background explanation and doable activities that demonstrate various aspects of how sound is made, measured, and controlled...
All About the Weather
Gr 3–5—Like the similarly formatted "How It Works" series, above-average photos and graphic images combine with brief but specific narratives and captions to set these broad surveys apart...
Dangerous Diseases: Scary Illnesses That Frighten the World
Gr 4–7—Decidedly not for the weak of stomach, these provocative surveys aim to shock—and, by and large, succeed...
Follow the Clues: Battling Extinction
Gr 4–6—Marching in lockstep with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), these episodes, though fictional, not only portray a series of specifically detailed scientific investigations conducted largely by young people, but even feature highlighted keywords in several of the narratives drawn from the NGSS list of best practices...
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