Publisher Description

In Energy: Physical Science for Kids, kids ages 5 to 8 dive into a mostly invisible world of something we can't usually see but can't live without—energy! Readers explore different types of energy, including light energy, heat energy, and chemical energy. One in a set of four books in the Picture Book Science series, Energy combines children's natural curiosity with prompts for keen observations and simple STEM activities for a fun introduction for kids to the physical science that rules our world!

Back Cover

Do you have a lot of energy? What else has energy? Just about everything that moves! When you feel like running, leaping, and singing, people might say you have a lot of energy. And you're not the only one! Energy is the stuff that makes everything live and move. People, animals, plants--we all need energy to live! In Energy: Physical Science for Kids, kids ages 5 to 8 discover different forms of energy, including heat, light, and chemical energy, that keep the world working and moving. Children are introduced to physical science through beautiful illustrations, fun language, and simple STEM activities that highlight lots of real-world science connections! Perfect for children who love to ask, "Why?" about the world around them, Energy satisfies curiosity while encouraging continual student-led learning. Part of Picture Book Science, a set of books about physical science for kids ages 5 to 8.

Author Biography

Andi Diehn is the author of Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects, Technology: Cool Women Who Code, and Shakespeare: Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World for Nomad Press. She lives in Enfield, NH, with her family.Shululu (Hui Li) has always been driven by curiosity. She received a PhD in computational chemistry from the University of Chicago. Her research has been published in the world's most influential science journals, including Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She is devoted to bringing joy and science to young readers through fun illustrations! She lives with her husband in New York, NY.

Review

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Science books are always a big hit around here. During our normal read aloud time each day, it's guaranteed that at least one of them will be science-based. Given that I am reading to two first graders, a preschooler, and an 18-month-old, our choice in science books is typically picture books. Nomad Press has some great ones to offer. We received the Physical Science for Kids Set for review. The set includes four books: Forces, Waves, Matter, and Energy. All four softcover books are 28 pages long with a one-page glossary at the end of the book. They're all fully illustrated and just plain fun to read and look at. Each of the books gives sound scientific concepts in easy to read and understandable terms. They're relatable, funny, and get the kids thinking. The books are written for children ages 5-8, but children older would enjoy them too. Energy, talked about how people get energy (food and rest) and how plants get energy (sun and water). Electrical energy, light energy, and heat energy are also explored in a kid-friendly manner. This one was probably our favorite, or at least, it was the one they most requested to read. The Physical Science for Kids Set has been a wonderful addition to our home library. The books are simple enough for everyone to understand yet contain enough scientific truth to be considered a science resource. They are written in a way that makes them great read alouds, and simple enough that my 7-year-old can confidently read them.
D.B. Johnson, author of Magritte's Marvelous Hatand Henry Hikes to Fitchburg "With a light touch and kid-friendly questions, Andi Diehn leads the reader to a more nuanced understanding of their world and the science behind it, from being 'forced to clean your room, ' to the force gravity exerts when you jump from a tree ('Don't jump out of trees!' Ms. Diehn warns)."
Jess Keating, author of Pink is for Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals and Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist "With lively illustrations and conversational, upbeat text, this series shines!"
Unleashing readers.com

Young children have so many questions about the world and how everything works. Curiousity runs wild in their brains, but more than anything they just want to learn and absorb. This series is a must get for parents, classrooms, and libraries because it addresses many of the questions that kids have.
Publishers Weekly Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects Over five chapters, Diehn describes poetic forms like limerick, haiku, and acrostic; explores literary techniques, such as personification and exaggeration; and finds connections between poetry, music, and math. Projects include creating a poetry journal and writing ideas on rocks to combat writer's block. Stone's cartoons, which star a fox dressed like a Beat poet and a Shakespearean bear, make for a lively layout, while helping target the book at younger readers and poets-to-be.
School Library Connection: Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects Students will have fun learning about the many different forms of poetry in this informational resource. . . This book would be a handy resource for teachers to have available to them in the library. Recommended
Science Books and Films +: Recommended Technology: Cool Women Who Code highlights three women that have contributed to technology in STEM and is an excellent book for young girls. The inspirational stories of these successful women in STEM are the perfect introduction to the careers and contributions in technology for young readers. Critical thinking questions are provided throughout the text to further thinking, along with inspirational quotes of females in STEM professions. The text also provides "try it out" boxes which encourages readers to engage in hands-on activities, for example providing links to websites for coding, or by following QR codes that can be accessed by a QR code reader app (additional links are provided in the resource section in the back). This is a much needed book for our time for young readers to be inspired by strong females in the world of STEM, and recommended for both boys and girls.

Long Description

In Energy: Physical Science for Kids, kids ages 5 to 8 dive into a mostly invisible world of something we can't usually see but can't live without--energy! Readers explore different types of energy, including light energy, heat energy, and chemical energy. One in a set of four books in the Picture Book Science series, Energy combines children's natural curiosity with prompts for keen observations and simple STEM activities for a fun introduction for kids to the physical science that rules our world!

Review Quote (previous edition)

Publishers Weekly Explore Poetry! With 25 Great Projects Over five chapters, Diehn describes poetic forms like limerick, haiku, and acrostic; explores literary techniques, such as personification and exaggeration; and finds connections between poetry, music, and math. Projects include creating a poetry journal and writing ideas on rocks to combat writer's block. Stone's cartoons, which star a fox dressed like a Beat poet and a Shakespearean bear, make for a lively layout, while helping target the book at younger readers and poets-to-be.

Review Quote

"With lively illustrations and conversational, upbeat text, this series shines!" --Jess Keating, author of Pink is for Blobfish: Discovering the World's Perfectly Pink Animals and Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

Promotional "Headline"

$40,000 marketing and publicity budget (for series) Exhibiting at national and regional conferences including: American Library Association (ALA: 60,000 members) National Science Teacher Association/STEM (NSTA: 60,000 members) American Association of School Librarians (AASL: 10,000 members) Public Library Association (PLA: 11,000 members) Texas Library Association (TLA: 7,000 members) National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS: 25,000 members) International Literacy Association (ILA: 60,000 members) Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE: 40,000 members) Advertising in the following publications: SLJ display ads (3-4 times for series) Booklist/Booklinks display ads (3-4 times) Booklist/Booklinks online ads Follett Library Ingram (Children's Advance 2 times) Baker & Taylor (Growing Minds) Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements at bookstores, libraries, schools, museums, events, and conferences Extensive social media outreach via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Goodreads Andi_Diehn), and author's blog at

Description for Sales People

This nonfiction title for ages 6 through 9 introduces the topic of energy using real-world connections and examples that readers these ages find familiar. Encourages the development of important skills, including observing, connecting, problem solving, and model testing. Illustrator has an advanced science degree, lending an extra layer of accuracy to the images. Uses an inquiry-based approach to encourage readers to ask questions, define problems, carry out investigations, and reach their own conclusions about the effect energy has on our world. Visually stimulating, detailed illustrations make this an excellent choice as a read aloud for younger children. Explores different uses of the word "energy," encouraging readers to make language arts connections and conclusions. A glossary reinforces new vocabulary and encourages the practice of crucial study skills. Uses an inquiry-based approach to encourage readers to experiment with energy and reach their own conclusions about what happens. Meets the NGSS standards related to Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts for grades 1 to 3. Aligns with the NSTA concept of 3-Dimensional Learning. Meets the Common Core state standards in language arts for reading informational text. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity.

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