Sobol provides a fine overview of the sorry state of wildlife in Africa today, and the immense amount of work that needs to be done to save even a fraction of what once was. Pity the poor elephant—colossal beasts of the forest, hill and plain—reduced to piano keys and chess pieces. But in Uganda's Ruwenzori National Park, the efforts of Peter and Wilhelm Moeller and countless others has resulted in the elephant's making a comeback. Sobol's crackerjack full-color photographs add a measure of authority to the book. In this package, hope, purpose and inspiration are neatly rolled into one. (Nonfiction. 8-12)
Pub Date: Feb. 1, 1995
ISBN: 0-525-65179-9
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Dutton
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1995
In the new ``Science Discoveries'' series, a prolific author provides a straightforward account of Galileo's life and times. Extensively illustrated with paintings, engravings, drawings, and photos, the book makes clear what Galileo discovered, how it differed from conventional wisdom, and why the differences earned him the enmity of the church. A good introduction in attractive format. Chronology, glossary, index. Simultaneously published: Parker's Charles Darwin and Evolution. (Nonfiction. 8-12)
Pub Date: Aug. 30, 1992
ISBN: 0-06-020735-3
Page Count: 32
Publisher: HarperCollins
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1992
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Few writers have quite the handle Markle (Pioneering Frozen Worlds, p. 138, etc.) does on how kids think about science. For those who want to know why a dead fish floats or whether a warm worm stretches farther than a cold one, she provides brief puzzles, explanations, and simple experiments using household items to help explore these questions and more than 30 other icky science topics. The ideas are more appropriate for casual experimentation than for science fair projects; the explanations are brief, and there are seldom suggested follow-up activities. There's no obvious order to the presentation, and sometimes the text is more teasing than truthful: Children stretch a warm gummy worm, not a real one; ``Blow Up a Marshmallow!'' instructs readers to put a marshmallow in the microwave for 30 seconds and watch—hardly earthshaking. Not an essential purchase, but it has definite child-appeal. (b&w illustrations, not seen) (Nonfiction. 8-10)
Pub Date: April 18, 1996
ISBN: 0-7868-1087-4
Page Count: 80
Publisher: Hyperion
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1996
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