- Sasquatches From Outer Space, by Tim Yule
- Book Description
Chances are, you've heard about crop circles, ESP, aliens, and strange monsters, and you've probably wondered if the stories were just too far-out to be true. Lots of kids think it's fun to watch or read about these unusual claims, but should you believe in them? How
do you know that the person you called on the "psychic hotline" is really a psychic, and not just someone interested in taking your money? Are the headlines in the supermarket tabloids for real, or are they just sensational stories someone made up to sell magazines? Can you tell the
difference between the weird but true and the just plain weird?
- In SASQUATCHES FROM OUTER SPACE, you'll learn how to get to the bottom of these strange and fantastic claims using critical-thinking skills. You'll explore many of the mysteries that capture so much attention and have fun while learning how scientists determine fact from fiction.
- So, if you want to know the truth about the Loch Ness Monster, the Bermuda Triangle, aliens, crop circles, and lots more odd claims, this book is better than ony Ouija board or fortune-teller.
About the Author
Tim Yule has taught elementary school for eleven years and has
worked with children for more than twenty years. You can e-mail him at Tim_Yule@mag-net.com
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- Big Blast of Science, by Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Book Description
- Gr. 5-8. In a breezy, informative manner, Nye conducts readers on a whirlwind tour of science, including subjects such as the scientific method, matter, fundamental forces, heat, light, electricity, magnetism, waves, weather, and space. The breathless pace doesn't leave much time to dig into a
particular subject, but Nye communicates well in the space allotted. Zippy black-and-white drawings and occasionally zany photographs of the author give the pages an informal look. Kids turned off by more conventional books may pick up some of the basics of science here because Nye, Emmy
Award-winning host of "Disney Presents Bill Nye, the Science Guy," communicates in such an accessible style that learning is only a little more labor intensive than listening. Is science a blast, as the title suggests? In this entertaining format, it is. Carolyn Phelan
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- Flying
Saucers Are Everywhere
by Tom McHugh, Thomas McHugh,
John T. Kloss
Book Description
Midwest Book Review
In this zany, satirical look at the UFO phenomenon, Tom McHugh uncovers the secrets behind the mysterious sightings and reported abductions by slimy-skinned alines to show us that Flying Saucers Are Everywhere. This book explains it all, from
what they didn't tell you in history class about flying saucers to the big government cover-up and the secret of radar-resistant cheese. Incontrovertible new evidence reveals that aliens caused the biblical food, raised the pyramids of Egypt, and even influenced the success of the New York Mets in
1969! At last we learn the truth about the Bermuda Triangle (and other dangerous polygons) and those mystifying crop circles, and how Earth has become a major truck stop for aliens wishing to mate with humans and involve them in phony marketing schemes. With illustrations by John Kloss, Flying
Saucers Are Everywhere holds nothing sacred in its quest to expose the fakery, foolishness, and fun of one of the most fascinating issues of our time.
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- Consider the Following, by Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Book Description
- Gr. 4^-7. Children familiar with Nye's TV show will probably be disappointed by the graphics used to illustrate this book, which are certainly nothing special and sometimes nothing more than decoration. A sampling of the content, however, yields a different story. Nye delivers a wealth of
clearly explained science, plus a sense of his own pleasant television personality. A question heads up each four-page section, which comprises a discussion of important terms and principles related to one of several science disciplines (biology, geology, physics, etc.) and an easy-to-perform
experiment. Nye's conversational tone will delight readers who associate science with dry recitations of fact, and his dedication to fitting science into everyday experience makes his book a welcome change of pace. A glossary is appended. Stephanie Zvirin --This text refers to an out of
print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Bill Nye has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for his hugely popular show, Bill Nye the Science Guy®. He is also the author of Bill Nye the Science Guy’s® Consider the Following: A Set of Way Cool Science
Questions, Answers, and Ideas to Ponder and Bill Nye the Science Guy’s® Great Big Dinosaur Dig.
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- Great Big Dinosaur Dig, by Bill Nye the Science Guy
Book Description
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-6-The Science Guy returns with a chatty, informative book on an ever-popular subject. Rather than homing in on individual species, the conversational text discusses the formation of fossils and their subsequent retrieval, bird
evolution, and Pangaea, among other topics. Each brief chapter includes an activity that ranges from painting camouflage balloons to chipping a "fossil" chicken bone from a plaster of paris matrix. Colorful illustrations, diagrams, and data boxes abound, many accompanied by photos of Nye
clad in his signature blue lab coat or casual field shirt. The "Ancient Dinosaur Index" is not, alas, an index to the content of the text but rather a listing of all of the dinosaurs mentioned in the book, shown in the illustrations, or cited in the time line that trundles along the
bottom of the pages. This "index" includes name, pronunciation and meaning of name, size, and whether the critter was a saurischian or an ornithischian. With a dozen activities/experiments for hands-on science, this book will attract dinophiles and classroom teachers alike. It's more
tightly focused than Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blue Ocean (Hyperion, 1999).
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Ancient dinosaurs lived over 65 million years ago, but they
have fascinated human beings since the first fossil discovery. In this book, science expert and television celebrity Bill Nye the Science Guy tells us how dinosaurs became fossils, how they must have behaved, and why we call their descendants 'birds.' Featuring over thirty different species of
dinosaurs, each chapter has an easy-to-follow experiment that readers can do at home. Bill Nye has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for his hugely popular show, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill is also the author of Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blue Ocean and Bill Nye the Science Guy's Consider the
Following: A Set of Way Cool Science Questions, Answers, and Ideas to Ponder. Michael KoelsCh has illustrated several children's books such as Tub-Boo-Boo (as Glin Dibly).
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- Great Big Book of Tiny Germs, by Bill Nye the Science Guy
Book DescriptionFrom School Library JournalGrade 2-5-The TV "Science Guy" presents a clear, concise overview that most children will enjoy. Nye covers bacteria, viruses, how germs travel and attack humans, the immune system, and the history of the pox, plagues, and
other little diseases. He touches on how germs were discovered, vaccinations, antibiotics, HIV and AIDs, keeping safe and germ free, and why we love and hate germs. Activities are included at the end of each chapter. The step-by-step experiments conclude with a short explanation of how, what, why,
when, or where. The author is a natural teacher and writes in an easygoing, smoothly flowing style. Fun and inviting cartoons and full-color photos appear throughout. -Donna Marie Wagner, Harris County Public Library, Houston, TXCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed
Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistGr. 4-7. Television science personality Bill Nye makes plenty of appearances in this large-format volume, with his photo on most double-page spreads and a tiny
picture of his face above each page number. But even for kids who aren't Nye fans, the book offers a pretty good introduction to bacteria and viruses. The approach is lively and colorful, with many excellent photos and jazzy-looking drawings illustrating objects, ideas, and processes. Unlike the
many nonfiction books with more graphic style than verbal substance, this one does a good job of explaining things (even those that aren't seen) and offering activities that give children worthwhile, hands-on experiences. Though there is no index, readers can use the clear table of contents to
locate general topics such as bacteria, viruses, the immune system, vaccination, antibiotics, and the discovery of germs. Tips on hygiene emerge naturally from the discussion. Nye keeps the treatment light as well as logical, making this a good bet for science collections. Carolyn PhelanCopyright
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