Product Description

What keeps trees from falling over?
How do skyscrapers stand so tall?
What makes a bridge strong?

Let's try it out!

Let's Try It Out with Towers and Bridges contains fun-filled activities that encourage young children to use familiar and safe objects found in their homes or classrooms to make observations about how things work. Whether building a sturdy tower of blocks, creating a solid foundation with clay, or making a paper bridge span short and long distances without falling down, children will have fun while they begin to learn important and basic science concepts.

In this innovative series for young children, acclaimed science writer Seymour Simon and Nicole Fauteux encourage children to explore the world around them as they play. Each book contains tips for parents and caregivers on how to create positive learning experiences for even the littlest of scientists.

Charming and lively illustrations by New York Times best-selling illustrator Doug Cushman ensure that the LET'S TRY IT OUT series is as much fun to look at as it is to try out!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #709287 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. From the series that began with Let's Try It Out in the Air (2001) and Let's Try It Out in the Water (2001), this cheerful picture book encourages children to learn some basic principles of science and engineering through play. The short introductory note to parents, child-care providers, and teachers lists the concepts to be explored and required materials, such as modeling clay, building blocks, corrugated cardboard, tape, and plastic drinking straws. Lively illustrations in pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gouache show children experimenting with those building materials and having fun, an element that will encourage youngsters to try out the activities suggested in the simply written text. The closing page addresses adults again with practical suggestions for allowing children to discover the principles for themselves, even if they sometimes make mistakes. Not every child is headed for a career in civil engineering, but plenty of kids will enjoy the activities and, along the way, learn something about what makes buildings and bridges strong. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author
Award-winning author Seymour Simon has written more than two hundred science and nature books for children. He was inspired to collaborate on this series with his daughter-in-law, Nicole Fauteux, when she began searching for books that could provide hands-on activities to satisfy the curiosity of her oldest son, Seymour's grandson. He lives with his wife in New York State.

Customer Reviews

Simple Science
If you are looking for Science Series Books for kids, I would definitely recommend Let's Try It Out with Towers and Bridges. The concepts are explained using simple experiments. Anyone can do them at home using carboard boxes/blocks, plastic straws, some paper and play dough.

Now I understand why a corrugated cardboard is designed the way it is.