These books, selected from the Estabrook Library, are all about water, the water cycle, the diferent forms water may take, and science eperiments with water. They add to the list of books from our original book page about Water from December 2004.
These books, selected from the Estabrook Library, are all about water, the water cycle, the diferent forms water may take, and science eperiments with water. They add to the list of books from our original book page about Water from December 2004.
Science With Water by Helen Edom, illustrated by Simone Abel,Usborne Publishing Ltd., London, England, 1992
A lot of easy experiments a child can do at home with easy to obtain materials, to learn about properties of water.
The Water Cycle by Robin Nelson, Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis, MN 2003
A simple introduction to how the Earth's surface water changes into vapor, rises into the sky, and then falls back to Earth as rain again, with photograpic illustrations.
The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story, by Neil Waldman, The Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT, 2003
Another story about the cycle of precipitation, evaporation and condensation, this time with the precipitation in the form of snow, illusttrated by the author's own beautiful paintings.
Drip! Drop! How Water Gets to Your Tap by Barbara Seuling, illustrated by Nancy Tobin, Holiday House, New York, NY, 2000
JoJo and her zany dog, Willy, explain the water cycle and introduce experiments about filtration, evaporation, and condensation.
A Cool Drink of Water by Barbara Kerley, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2002
The Rain Puddleby Delaide holl, pictures by Roger Duvoisin, Lothrop, Lee & Shephard Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1966
A funny, easy to read story about a hen that finds a rain puddle with her reflection in it, and how evaporation fixes the imaginary problem.
Water Voices By Toby Speed, Illustrated by Julie Downing, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1998
Illustrations and text pose the question, "Who am I?" for many different forms of water .
Floods by Paul P. and Diane M. Sipiera, Children's Press Division of Grolier Publishing, New York, NY, 1998
Photographs and text explain the importance of water to life on Earth, how flooding occurs, and some of the most devestating consequences of flooding.
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen, Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 1986
A Magic School Bus episode follows Ms Frizzle's class on an imaginative trip to the waterworks that starts with the evaporation of the bus and ends with the class squirting from faucets back into the school, as they follow water through the water cycle and the filtering and distribution system for clean water.
Make It Work! Rivers by Andrew Haslam, Dr. Geraldene Wharton Consultant, World Book, Inc., Chicago, IL, 1996
A children's encyclopedia about rivers with models, experiments and practical projects.
Magic Spring A Korean Folktale retold and illustrated by Nami Rhee, A Whitebird Book,G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1993
An old man and his wife discover a fountain of youth and benefit from its magic, but the water has a different effect on their greedy neighbor.
Science Project Ideas About Rain by Robert Gardner,Enslow Publishers, Inc., Springfield, NJ, 1997
A set of experiments for children to illustrate the properties of rain and snow as well as the importance of water to life.
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