Science Kits and Literature Links

 

Physical Science

Properties of Matter (5 Senses and Observations)

The Wonders of Me from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman
The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry
Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
The Sky was Blue by Charlotte Zolotow

Properties of Matter (Solids, Liquids, Gases)

About Water by Laurent deBrunhoff
Gorky Rises by William Steig
Splash! All About Baths by Susan K. Buxbaum
Very Last First Time by Jan Andrews
Water's Way by Lisa W. Peters
Supersuits by Vicki Cobb
There's a Hippo in My Bath by Kyoko Matsuoka
Floating and Sinking by Franklyn Branley
Water is Wet by Sally Cartwright
Liquids by William Lumsden
Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
A Chilling Story: How Things Cool Down by Eve and Albert Stwertka
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr.Suess
Horrible Harry and the Green Slime by Suzy Kline
Salt by Harve Zemach
Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola
Bubbles by Bernie Zubrowski
The Lady Who Put Salt in Her Coffee by Lucretia Hale
How to Think Like a Scientist by Stephen P. Kramer
Stories to Solve: Folk Tales from Around the World by George Shannon
Chemical Changes by Kathryn Whyman
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons by Tomie DePaola
The Chemist Who Lost His Head by Vivian Grey
Mystery Day by Harriet Ziefert
Susannah and the Poison Green Halloween by Patricia Elmore
The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill
Top Secret by John R. Gardiner
The Monster Garden by Vivien Alcock

Motion and Forces

Machines at Work by Byron Barton
Force: The Power Behind the Movement by Lionel Bender
The Way Things Work by David Macauley
Wheels at Work by Bernie Zubrowski
Bouncing and Rolling by Terry Jennings
Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Wheels Away by Dayle Anne Dodds
The Lazy Dog by John Hamberger
Making Things Move by Neil Ardley
Cars and How They Go by Joanna Cole
Fun on Wheels by Joanna Cole
Adventures with a Ball by Harry Milgram
Force and the Power by Eric Laithwaite
Forces and Motion by Simonde Binna
The Science Book of Machines by Neil Ardley
Raceways: Having Fun with Balls and Tracks by Bernie Zubrowski
The Science Book of Motion by Neil Ardley
Simple Science Experiments with Marbles by Eiji Orii and Masako
How Things Work by National Geographic Society

Transferal and Transformation of Energy

Amazing Magnets by David Adler
Blinkers and Buzzers: Building and Experimenting with Electricity and Magnetism by Bernie Zubrowski
Where Does Electricity Come From? by Susan Mayes
Quick Anni, Give me a Catchy Line: Samual Morse by Robert Quackenbush
Generating Electricity by Gregory Vogt
Coils, Magnets, and Rings: Michael Farady's World by Nancy Veglahn
Danny Dunn and the Swamp Monster by Jay Williams
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Einstein Anderson Lights up the Sky by Seymour Simon
Einstein Anderson Shocks his Friends by Seymour Simon
Everything Happens to Stuey
Introduction to Electronics by Pam Beasart
Discovering Electricity by Natalie Lunis
The Light Bulb by Sharon Cosner
What's the Big Idea by Jean Fritz
The Compass by Paula Hogan
Electricity and Magnetism by Kathryn Whyman
Amazing Magnets by David Adler
Experiments with Magnets by Helen Challand
Magnets by Terry Jennings
Electricity and Magnets by Barbara Taylo
Einstein Anderson Sees Through the Invisible Man by Seymour Simon
Fireflies in the Night by Judy Hawes
Keep Looking by Millicent E. Selsam and Joyce Hunt
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall