This amazing book manages to turn rocks into cute little creatures that exemplify their most prominent traits. Organized into types: sedimentary (and stylish), Molten (Maniacs), metapmorphics, "Shock and ore", minerals, gems, fossils, and more, each category has an entry with the "rock-guy" illustrations assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which rocks belong to which group. Each has its own entry, written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; grain size, Mohs hardness, color, texture, and any look-alikes mentioned, and a full-page illustration of the anthropomorphized rock is included. 128 pages, softcover, with glossary and fold-out poster of the Mohs Scale.
Please Note: "Millions/billions of years" and the idea that meteors killed the dinosaurs are mentioned.
Another brilliant entry in the Basher Science series, Biology: Life as we Know it! turns the basics of biology into adorable creatures that exemplify their most prominent traits. Organized by types of cells, basic life forms (virus, fungus, birds), body parts, and plants, each category has an introductory entry with the illustrations for that chapter assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which terms belong to which group. Each creature has its own full-page illustration and entry written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; children will learn about mitocrondria, RNA, ribosomes, enzymes, protests, noses, tongues, stem cells, chlorophyll, roots, pollen, seeds, and more.128 pages, softcover, with glossary and fold-out poster of the all the systems.
Please Note: "Millions/billions of years" and Darwin are mentioned, as well as "sperm," "egg," and "baby in womb" chapters that explain reproduction.
Part of the brilliant and fun Basher Science series, Chemistryactually makes states of matter and chemicals memorable once you learn about each one individually! Each concept is portrayed as a cute creature that's exemplified by their most prominent feature. Organized by groups (e.g. Obnoxious Organics, Bright Sparks), each category has an introductory entry with the illustrations for that chapter assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which terms belong to which group.
Each creature has its own full-page illustration and entry written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; children will learn about ions, pH, test tubes, carboxylic acids, sea water, carbon dioxide, and more. 128 pages, softcover, with glossary and index.
Part of the brilliant and fun Basher Science series, Physicsactually makes matter, gravity, and velocity, memorable once you learn about each building block of the universe! Each concept is portrayed as a cute creature that's exemplified by their most prominent feature. Organized by groups (e.g. Atoms, Nuclear), each category has an introductory entry with the illustrations for that chapter assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which terms belong to which group.
Each creature has its own full-page illustration and entry written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; children will learn about mass, density, kinetic energy, gamma rays, protons, beta particles, and more.128 pages, softcover, with glossary and index.
Part of the brilliant and fun Basher Science series, geology and earth science will actually become memorable as you learn about each building block of our home in Planet Earth! Each concept is portrayed as a cute creature that's exemplified by their most prominent feature. Organized by groups, each category has an introductory entry with the illustrations for that chapter assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which terms belong to which group.
Each creature has its own full-page illustration and entry written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; children will learn about the atmosphere, earth's crust, equator, glaciers, the equator, seasons, volcanoes, and more.128 pages, softcover, with glossary and index.
Basher Books now cover more than just science! Math will help students remember basic math skills (in both scientific and everyday contexts!) as they learn to identify basic symbols and concepts with their own personalities.
Each concept is portrayed as a cute creature that's exemplified by its most prominent feature. Organized by groups, each category has an introductory entry with the illustrations for that chapter assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which terms belong to which group.
Each creature has its own full-page illustration and entry written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; children will learn about zero, multiplying, dividing, volume, and more. Softcover, with glossary and index.
Grammar is important and can be a little tricky to master. Take a tip out of this helpful book and learn how to master the correct grammar of the English language. Join Noun the superstar who thinks it all revolves around him, and detective Adverb, who loves to interrogate Verb for extra information. Includes a brief explanation, plus a do and a don't tip in respect to the form of grammar. Includes a full-color poster!
Part of the brilliant and fun Basher Science series, Astronomyactually makes the night sky memorable once you learn about the stars and planets individually! Each cosmic item or concept is portrayed as a cute creature that's exemplified by their most prominent feature. Organized by groups (e.g. The Solar System, All-Star Crew, Deep Space Gang), each category has an introductory entry with the illustrations for that chapter assembled on one page, helping kids to see and remember which terms belong to which group.
Each creature has its own full-page illustration and entry written from a fun, casual, first-person perspective; children will learn about the planets, Halley's comet, brown dwarfs, Sirius, black holes, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Virgo Supercluster, and more. 128 pages, softcover, with glossary and index.
Please Note: this is not a Creationist resource, and therefore reference "billions of years," the big bang theory, and asteroids killing the dinosaurs.