Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about the Human Body: Easy Experiments for Young Children

By Janice VanCleave

Book Overview

Why do foods taste different? Play and find out How? By choosing one of the 50 simple experiments in Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about the Human Body. Your child will discover the answers to lots of fun questions as you team up to play together and explore the wonder of our world. Each experiment includes illustrations, a list of easy-to-find materials, and simple, step-by-step instructions. Praise for Janice VanCleave's books: "Stunningly clear, direct, and informative projects." --School Library Journal "They not only teach children the basics of science, but also entertain along the way. . . . great for kids." --Parent guide Also available . . . Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about Nature Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about Science Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about Math Coming soon . . . Janice VanCleave's Play and Find Out about Bugs For ages 4 to 7

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471129356
• ISBN13: 9780471129356
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Simple, effective experiments!

I love the Janice VanCleave's Play & Find out series & this book is no exception. It is written for 4-7 year olds. It has great, simple enough activities to do with your kids to make science & the human body come alive. It has great information and is VERY user friendly. Make today's play day a day they will not only enjoy, but will remember and learn from! It has such simple, but interesting ideas that really make the point stick.

Best preschool science series!

I am a science teacher and I absolutely adore the Janice VanCleave science series. It is HIGHLY appropriate for the early childhood set. Older kids - 7 and up may find it too babyish however. Every topic starts out with a question: i.e. I wonder why hair is curly and straight... And then it leads you through a very age appropriate/simple experiment and a few enrichment activities... Each topic then ends in a very short explanation... The book has illustrations and each question is maybe 3 pages long total, before it goes on to another question. I HIGHLY reccomend it as the BEST science series that I know of for young children. Experiences are the best science learning tools for this age.. more than reading non-fiction and such, although that has benefits as well.. Buy these books!!

Great Book!

I checked this book out at my library and loved it so much I plan to purchase one. I home school my preschooler. This book was perfect. My child enjoyed the experiments. It's nice to have educational books like this geared directly at the younger child. I spend a great deal of time researching the internet and the library to find good science activities for us. This and the remaining books in the series will definatly be added to our home library and should save me some time.

I love this book!

The experiements in this book are simple, yet answer the question wonderfully. My children (4,6,7) all enjoyed the activities, which lasted just long enough for their short attention span. Best suited for young children (5 yrs old), I would recommend this to any Parent of a preschool child.