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About the Author
Trained as a research scientist, Donald M. Silver has written more than 80 books for students of all ages and for teachers, including his One Small Square series, which takes a close-up look at plants and animals. His numerous awards include the Children’s Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physicists. He and Patricia J. Wynne have co-authored several popular Dover titles on science and nature, including My First Book About Outer Space, My First Book About the Body, and My First Book About the Brain.
From the Publisher
Color and Learn Science with Dover’s Introductory STEM Series
Filled with astonishing details and easy-to-understand captions, the My First Book About Series is a perfect way to introduce youngsters ages 8-12 to the world of science. Basic concepts are explored through detailed, factual, and ready-to-color illustrations, combining the fun of coloring with the fascination of discovery. The series includes the following: My First Book About Backyard Nature, My First Book About the Brain, My First Human Body Book, My First Book About the Five Senses, My First Book About Our Amazing Earth, My First Book About the Oceans, My First Book About Outer Space, My First Book About Physics, and My First Book About the Weather.
Moonbeam Shines a Light on STEM: Moonbeam Award Winners
Designed to inspire literacy and a life-long love of reading, the annual Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards honors the best children’s books, authors, and illustrators… and Dover publishes a wide variety of award-winning titles! We are proud to present our winning Moonbeam science titles from the My First Book About series.
susumama –
Just what I was looking for….
Thick and complete science encyclopedias like from DK have too much information for a kid. These encylopedias are just sitting on my bookshelves.However, this book has very simplified drawings but enough details for the parents to explain to the kids about the basic concepts of physics. This is actually the first book I could finish with my kid regarding to anything about science. I also bought “my first book about chemistry” and I can’t wait to read it with my 9 yr kid. These books will definitely prepare my kid to understand more complete and difficult books on science. You can introduce the concept of action-reaction, speed, acceleration, work, potential and kinetic energy, etc.Some errors that I noticed:Page 15, the correct explation shoud be: The duckie floats because the force of the water pushing up on it is “the same as” the force of gravity pulling it down, and not “stronger than”.Page 35, the mickey-mouse-shaped water molecules should look the same for both liquid and vapor, but they look different in the book. Even my kid could point out the weird difference. The chemical structure of the water molecules remains the same. Only their relative distance should differ in the drawings.These are just like the big ones….there are some other vague expressions.Page 40, the atom nucleus should show 6 white balls (protons) and 6 black balls (neutrons). I had to color one of the white balls black to make it correct, unless the writer was intending to show the isotope carbon 13, which I think very unlikely considering the level of the book.
AtomicBoyscout –
Just buy it
My 5 year old boy loves it the moment he opened it and read through it with joy. Education facts and well made.
CinthiaS –
Physics coloring book
The vendor could add some pictures of the inside of the book so that the buyers can get an idea of what to expect when they buy this book. It would be a bad idea to give this to a beginner.
Carolynn Fiore –
Great book for beginners
Great book for beginners. My early reader has shown to the bright side this was just a ticket for him. All the inquisitive kids need to have this book.
Edward Zachara –
Great book!
My son loves this book so much as he is into Physics!
Happy Shopper –
Very informative
Definite buy
ms.glug –
Feels cheap
Content-wise this book is good. A simple, clearly explained first approach to physics. It’s on the thin side however and the presentation is a little disappointing. The pages are in black and white and it feels a bit cheap, like a colouring book.
Melissa Ballew –
Ok
A bit above the grade level I was aiming for, but fun still.
mom –
Brief, not too heavy, you can amp it up yourself as your kid gets hooked
If your child likes coloring, this is the best science intro!
E –
Great book for kids!
Great book for kids!