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1000 Things You Should Know About Plants (1000 Things You Should Know)

1 review
John Farndon

Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2000

Lots of good info on plants
Plants is a good, simple introduction to plants and plant growth. For example, the parts of a plant listed are flowers, leaves, stems, and roots. Also covered are plants need for water and light. The font is large and the text is mostly broken up into short lines. The children shown in the photograph represent a variety of races. The page layout is colorful and inviting. Plants includes a ...

Human Body: The Ultimate Guide to How the Body Works (Ultimate Guide)

1 review
John Farndon

Silver Dolphin Books, 2006

Human Body: The Ultimate Guide to How the Body Works
Excellent for the professional as well as the student (with or without any previous knowledge of the human anatomy). Thanks.

Mesopotamia (DK Eyewitness Books)

1 review
John Farndon

DK CHILDREN, 2007

Great for homeschooling
This book is great. I use it for homeschooling my children along with The Great Courses DVD course "Between the Rivers: Mesopotamia". It is easy to match each lecture and the page number that it correlates to in this DK book. As usual, the photography is fantastic. We watch one 30 minute lecture and read one part of the book each day and along with some extra discussions, crafts, and ...

4000 Things You Should Know

1 review
John Farndon

Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2001

great reference book especially for kids
It covers so many topics and in an easy to understand way for fast easy information. Great pictures for all. Every child should own one. Maybe even every adult.

How Science Works (Reader's Digest )

2 reviews

Readers Digest, 1999

Excellent way to understand even the most complex topics
I bought this books years ago because I was attracted to its beautiful photographs. Now I am using it with my 11 year old daughter as part of her science curriculum at home. It can be used in many ways, but even if you don't ever do the experiments, just seeing the photos makes the complex easy to understand. Even after getting a master's degree, I find I am really understanding things that ...

Oil (DK Eyewitness Books)

2 reviews
John Farndon

DK CHILDREN, 2007

Really, Really Interesting!
I didn't know a lot about the history of oil and gasoline. It seems in school, it didnt' arrive until J. D. Rockefeller decided to dig it up. Now I know that Babylonians actually used it to pave their roads and that using on their roofs, helped Carthage burn when the Romans invaded. Egyptians during the time of the Ptolomies even used it to help mumify their bodies which is where the name ...

Iran: Everything You Need to Know (All Access)

2 reviews
John Farndon

The Disinformation Company, 2007

A quick, factual read
Iran, so much in the news these days, is a country of contradictions. On one hand, it is a very puritanical country controlled by Islamic clerics, where dissent is severely restricted. On the other hand, Iran is one of the oldest countries in the world, tracing its history back over 2,500 years. The name Persia (what Iran was called until the 1920s) conjures images of harems and Persian carpets, ...

What Happens When (What's Inside?)

1 review
John Farndon

Wayland Pub Ltd, 1996

The kids love it, read it, and learn.
My boys (3 & 6) love this book and read it over and over again. We all have learned about how the TV works, what happens when you turn on the water, and how a pizza gets made. The illustrations have been a bit confusing to my 3 year old -- he thinks people are really running around inside the electrical wires, but finally caught on. I recommend it for any child who is always asking how things ...

The Little Animal Encyclopedia

1 review
Jon Kirkwood, John Farndon

Kingfisher Books Ltd, 2001

Curious about animals?
This colorful book covers aardvarks to zebras (over 500 illustrations). Each animal is described on one page with fact boxes for older children who want more information. The pictures are labeled and there are suggested activities. This book also has a full index, cross-reference boxes, and glossary.

Do Not Open

20 reviews
John Farndon

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2007

engrossing!
This was a birthday present for a grandson. His mom says he spends hours reading it and going back over it. Great present!

The Big Book of Knowledge

4 reviews
John Farndon

Parragon Plus, 2001

Worth Every Penny!
I cannot praise this amazing, wonderful book enough. I bought it for my sharp, curious four-year-old daughter and she loves it, often requesting a reading from it at bedtime instead of her storybooks. It is truly a "big book of everything." It's sections cover human anatomy and physiology, animals, plants, the universe, planet earth, basic physics and chemistry, and an extensive "key facts" ...

Children's Encyclopedia

1 review
John Farndon

Harper Collins, 1992

Anti-American Diatribes Inappropriate in this Format
Don't let the colorful illustrations fool you - this is an 'encyclopedia' with an agenda: Americans are horrible. What drivel!! Don't waste your money.

The Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks & Minerals: How to Find, Identify, Collect and Maintain the World's best ...

1 review
John Farndon

Lorenz Books, 2006

Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals, a Review
I am the author of two books, "Collecting Fluorescent Minerals" and "The World of Fluorescent Minerals" and needed additional resources for non-fluorescent minerals. This book was nicely done - good illustrations, lots of variety, clearly written - but the information covering fluorescent minerals in this book was not very accurate. Every mineral collector needs several sources to get a good idea ...

How it works: how the earth works (How It Works)

2 reviews
John Farndon

Readers Digest, 1992

"Mom, How Does An Earthquake Happen?"
This book is the single most helpful book I have ever run across in trying to explain to my very visual son what happens when different earth phenomens occur. The experiments in this book brought to life the workings of our planet to my son in the 2nd grade. That was 5 years ago and he still remembers the experiments we did out of this book. The experiments can be recreated out of ordinary ...

Kingfisher First Encyclopedia of Animals

3 reviews
John Farndon

Kingfisher, 2005

My 2 year old loves this one
The thing that makes this encyclopedia of animals far superior to some of the others for young children is the way that the animals are arranged. It is not alphabetical, there are mammals, birds, reptiles, etc. This makes great sense to my toddler and is a good tool for helping her to understand classification. There is a Table of contents and an Index for quick look up. This is a great first ...

Great Scientists

3 reviews
John Farndon

Foulsham, 2005

Very Detailed
My son's school didn't have this book in his library and he's very interestd in Einstein. We bought it to donate to the library. It's a wonderful book-he has checked it out twice since.

The Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia (Kingfisher First Reference)

7 reviews
John Farndon, Jon Kirkwood

Kingfisher, 1998

Fabulous!
My nephew, 4 years old, loves this book! He loves "reading" all the pages, and looking at all the pictures. It's tremendously colorful, and interesting even for the adults. I definitely would recommend it for any child with an interest in animals, or for any adult who hopes to foster such an interest.

Hydrogen (The Elements, Set 2)

1 review
John Farndon

Benchmark Books (NY), 1999

S'ok
This book is not for true scientists, but helps research projects for middle schoolers.

Great Scientists

1 review
John Farndon

EAGLE EDITIONS, 2005

Good but Quirky
This is a book of thumbnail biographies of great scientists. It is well written and illustrated. There is a version of this book that is listed in the category of children's literature. This edition would not be suitable for children below the high school level. The concepts and vocabulary are above what would be expected for a grade school student. Furthermore, there is reference to the ...

Weather (DK Eyewitness Explorers)

2 reviews
John Farndon

Topeka Bindery, 1999

My 8 month boy loves this book!
Teaching children to love books is very important, and this book is a great tool for this. My 8 month old boy loves this book & others in the same collection. He's a very active child, with a short concentration span, but will sit quite still to look at this book, & lets out little squeaks of happiness. He recognizes & opens the little flaps, and even has some favorite flaps, that are get quite ...

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