Phones keep us connected / by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld ; illustrated by Kasia Nowowiejska.
Material type:
TextSeries: Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2. Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 37 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062386687
- 0062386689
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Read and find out about the science, technology, and history of how phones work in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
"A well-explained, informative presentation on the telephone's historical development as well as how cell phones work. Featuring a diverse crew of characters, the upbeat digital illustrations are attractive and, equally important, very helpful in showing hard-to-visualize concepts." (Booklist starred review)
Phones Keep Us Connected includes a glossary, a find out more section with an activity about building a string telephone, and an infographic about the history of the phone.
Questions addressed in this book include:
How was the phone invented? How has it changed? How can a phone carry your voice across oceans?Read and find out in the proven winner Phones Keep Us Connected!
This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classroomsTop 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interestsBooks in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
Explains how the invention of the telephone changed the world and outlines concept-introducing scientific activities, including how to build a string phone.
Ages 4-8.