Book Review - Real Science-4-Kids: Biology, Level I by Dr. Rebecca W. Keller

TITLE: Real Science-4-Kids: Biology, Level I

SERIES: Real Science-4-Kids
AUTHOR: Dr. Rebecca W. Keller 

PUBLISHER: Gravitas Publications, Inc.
PUBLICATION DATE: June 20, 2005

FORMAT: Hardcover, 71 pages
GENRE: Non-fiction, Science
ISBN: 9780974914923

Real Science-4-Kids Biology, Level I, presents college-level biological concepts at a 4th and 5th grade reading level. Chapters include topics such as taxonomy, the cell, the specialized organelle (the chloroplast), plants, protozoa, frog and butterfly life cycles, ecosystems and cycles.

MY REVIEW: 

I read this non-fiction book aloud to my children. 

This book is divided into ten chapters, and then sub-divided into sections varying between four to eight parts. At the end of each section is a summary before moving on to the next chapter.

We really liked this science book. The content is age-appropriate, and there is a great glossary of scientific terms at the back of the book.  Although the chapters on life cycles (flowers, butterflies and frogs) and plants (photosynthesis, parts of a plant, and how a plant grows) did not really contain any new information for my Grade 4 daughter, the chapters on taxonomy, cells, and protists provided good information at an introductory level.

MY RATING:

4 stars!!  We really enjoyed it and would recommend it!!

This book qualifies as: 

#109 for my 2012 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge    
#44 for my 2012 The Dusty Bookshelf Challenge  
#23 for my 2012 Dewey Decimal Challenge 
#45 for my 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge     
#77 for my New Author Reading Challenge 2012 
#45 for my Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2012  
#17 for my Five-Year Reading Challenge: A Non-Fiction Adventure  

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