Andi Diehn is the author of Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects,
Technology: Cool Women Who Code, and Shakespeare: Investigate the
Bard’s Influence on Today’s World for Nomad Press. She lives in
Enfield, NH, with her family.
Shululu (Hui Li) has always been driven by curiosity. She received
a PhD in computational chemistry from the University of Chicago.
Her research has been published in the world’s most influential
science journals, including Science and Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences. She is devoted to bringing joy and science to
young readers through fun illustrations! She lives with her husband
in New York, NY.
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
"Science books are always a big hit around here. During our normal
read aloud time each day, it's guaranteed that at least one of them
will be science-based. Given that I am reading to two first
graders, a preschooler, and an 18-month-old, our choice in science
books is typically picture books. Nomad Press has some great ones
to offer. We received the Physical Science for Kids Set for review.
The set includes four books: Forces, Waves, Matter, and Energy. All
four softcover books are 28 pages long with a one-page glossary at
the end of the book. They're all fully illustrated and just plain
fun to read and look at. Each of the books gives sound scientific
concepts in easy to read and understandable terms. They're
relatable, funny, and get the kids thinking. The books are written
for children ages 5-8, but children older would enjoy them too.
Matter begins with the basic explanation that "matter is anything
that takes up space and can be weighed." As soon as I read that
part in the book, I remembered being told the exact same line in
middle school. After looking at different examples of matter, it
goes on to explain that matter can have many different shapes,
colors, and sizes.I have only ever heard that there are three forms
of matter- liquid, gas, solid. Apparently, there is a fourth form!
Plasma! And did you know lightning is plasma Yeah, me neither. Once
we got through that surprising bit of information, we learned that
there are some things not made of matter. Can you think of any? We
couldn't either. And I'm not going to tell you. The book gives
three (surprisingly obvious) answers. You'll have to look it up and
find out.The Physical Science for Kids Set has been a wonderful
addition to our home library. The books are simple enough for
everyone to understand yet contain enough scientific truth to be
considered a science resource. They are written in a way that makes
them great read alouds, and simple enough that my 7-year-old can
confidently read them."
Unleashing readers.com
"Young children have so many questions about the world and how
everything works. Curiousity runs wild in their brains, but more
than anything they just want to learn and absorb. This series is a
must get for parents, classrooms, and libraries because it
addresses many of the questions that kids have."
--D.B. Johnson, author of Magritte's Marvelous Hatand Henry Hikes
to Fitchburg "With a light touch and kid-friendly questions, Andi
Diehn leads the reader to a more nuanced understanding of their
world and the science behind it, from being 'forced to clean your
room, ' to the force gravity exerts when you jump from a tree
('Don't jump out of trees!' Ms. Diehn warns)."
--Jess Keating, author of Pink is for Blobfish: Discovering the
World's Perfectly Pink Animals and Shark Lady: The True Story of
How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist "With
lively illustrations and conversational, upbeat text, this series
shines!"
Publishers Weekly Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects Over five
chapters, Diehn describes poetic forms like limerick, haiku, and
acrostic; explores literary techniques, such as personification and
exaggeration; and finds connections between poetry, music, and
math. Projects include creating a poetry journal and writing ideas
on rocks to combat writer's block. Stone's cartoons, which star a
fox dressed like a Beat poet and a Shakespearean bear, make for a
lively layout, while helping target the book at younger readers and
poets-to-be.
School Library Connection: Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects
Students will have fun learning about the many different forms of
poetry in this informational resource. . . This book would be a
handy resource for teachers to have available to them in the
library. Recommended
Science Books and Films +: Recommended Technology: Cool Women Who
Code highlights three women that have contributed to technology in
STEM and is an excellent book for young girls. The inspirational
stories of these successful women in STEM are the perfect
introduction to the careers and contributions in technology for
young readers. Critical thinking questions are provided throughout
the text to further thinking, along with inspirational quotes of
females in STEM professions. The text also provides "try it out"
boxes which encourages readers to engage in hands-on activities,
for example providing links to websites for coding, or by following
QR codes that can be accessed by a QR code reader app (additional
links are provided in the resource section in the back). This is a
much needed book for our time for young readers to be inspired by
strong females in the world of STEM, and recommended for both boys
and girls.
![]() |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
![]() |