Product Description

Bubbles

What are bubbles made of?

Why are they always round?

Read and find out about the science behind soap bubbles, and learn why bubbles always go POP!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140895 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-01
• Released on: 2001-09-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 40 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780064452083
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1-Bubbles here, bubbles there, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles everywhere-big ones, small ones, single ones, or in a stream. Some float gently, while some pop immediately. No matter what they are made of or how or where they are produced, they are always round, never square. A simple, accurate text that is also fun to read explains these facts. Delightful color photographs of charming children making bubbles and of bubbles floating freely reinforce and extend the text. Children will want to participate themselves to test the data. The book includes a page of experiments and a recipe for making a solution (which may need some adult help to prepare). This is science learning at its best.
Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Ages 4-6. Reflecting the hands-on experience of children blowing soap bubbles, this volume from the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series will answer some questions about bubbles, while raising many more. The simple, child-friendly discussion considers how soap bubbles are formed, what shape they take, and why they pop, as well as why bubbles in liquids such as water, juice, and milk, act differently. The book ends with two pages on making bubble solution and experimenting with bubbles. Illustrated entirely with photographs, the text doesn't try to explain everything about bubbles, but invites the child to consider what's happening. Miller's clear, well-composed pictures show young children engaged in bubble play and experimentation. The multicultural casting gives the presentation an inclusive, inviting look. One thing seems sure: parents and teachers reading this book aloud should be prepared for some bubble play when the book is done. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

About the Author
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is the author of Ruthie's Gift, One-of-a-Kind Mallie, and Weaver's Daughter and POP!, and NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. She has a degree in chemistry from Smith College and lives with her husband and two children in Bristol, Tennessee.

Customer Reviews

great for bubble blowers
Who knew that blowing bubbles could be educational? My seven year old son was asking lots of questions about bubbles so we read this book at the library.

It's great for kids ages 4-10. It tell how bubbles are made and why they are round and things like that. The pictures are great also!!

Excellent science book
"A Book about Bubbles" is an excellent science story. It explains how bubbles are made, why they are round and what causes them to pop. It's written clearly and crisply. It explains concepts (e.g., stickiness, roundness) well and in a way that young children can easily grasp. Yet it is fun and inspires curiosity. The photos depict kids of all races and all ages working and playing with bubbles. A good science book will fill a child with wonder about her world. This one does it. Good for smart and focused 2.5 year olds up to age 7.

bubble basket
I purchased this for a bubbles gift baseket for school and the children loved it!