What Is Science?
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A whirlwind tour through the intriguing world of science
What exactly is science? Stars and planets, rocks and soil, hurricanes and airplanes-science is all of these things and so much more. It's also about curiosity: asking questions and exploring possible answers.
Through simple words and child-friendly illustrations, this poetic picture book introduces young children to the exciting and ever-changing world of science.
What Is Science? is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Rebecca Dotlich
Poet and picture book author Rebecca Kai Dotlich has written several children's books, including Grandpa Loves, illustrated by Kathryn Brown; Over in the Pink House: New Jump-Rope Rhymes, illustrated by Melanie Hall; and What is Science?, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa. This is her first title in the I Can Read Book line. She lives in Indiana.
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