Children’s Books to Read: How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up by Ruth Spiro is the newest book in the children’s series How to Explain Science to a Grown-Up. The series focuses on teaching important scientific principles to children. Except that it allows the child to feel like they are teaching their grown-up instead! How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up allows children to engage in the information and encourages conversation, as well as environmental action. The book offers an easy to understand explanation of Climate Science while encouraging children (and adults) to try to make a change in the world.
While the book does a wonderful job of explaining scientific principles to young children, larger words your child may not yet understand are unavoidable. The author has included an easy to understand glossary at the end of the book to explain some scientific phrases your child may not yet understand.
The best part of this book is the utilization of the illustrations. How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up uses illustrations to help tell the story. The pictures fill-in-the-blanks and add context to the story. However, they are also used as an opportunity to explain climate science. This book includes helpful diagrams to reinforce scientific principles to children (and grown-ups).
While this particular book is great for preschoolers to third graders, the author also has a series of books to, Baby Loves Science, that explores basic scientific ideas for babies and toddlers.
** Thank you to Netgalley and Charlesbridge for a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
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