The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But did you know that the sun also makes the seasons? As the earth makes one complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on the earth change—from winter to spring to summer to fall and back to winter again. Find out how the light from the sun affects life on the earth for all living things in this look at the only star in our solar system.

Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features content-rich vocabulary, fascinating side bars and diagrams by bestselling illustrator Michael Rex, and a find out more section with a simple experiment that allows kids to make their own orbiting model with an orange and a pencil. The author, Franklyn M. Branley, was the author of over 150 science books for children and Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History–Hayden Planetarium. The text and art were vetted for accuracy by an expert in the field.

This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science title, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

 

孩子的成長過程中，到了開始認知與感受的階段時，對於動植物、大自然、身體奧妙等周遭生活事物漸漸地產生好奇與興趣，如果能在這時候，藉著孩子發展階段『自然產生的求知慾』，提供『滿足孩子慾望』的啟蒙書籍，兩者相輔相成下，孩子的吸收力必定能發揮最大的效力！
 
由美國Harper Collins出版的《Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science》系列就非常適合當作孩子的第一套自然科學入門書！以孩子的視角來發掘這個美麗的世界，從學齡前到國小兒童都適讀。本系列編排精良，由美國 Hayden 天文館館長 Dr. F. M. Branley 及知名幼教專家 Dr. Roma Gans 聯合主編，結合國外數十位一流的科學、文學、教育、插畫家，歷時多年創作而成。涵蓋主題廣泛，包含動物、植物、天氣、外太空、自然生態、科學原理、身體運作、天文、環境……等等，以『一書一主題』的知識傳遞，讓孩子能聚焦地掌握每本書的重點內容。
 
《Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science》系列不以一般自然科學較為制式、艱深的方式編寫，改以文學式的敘事表達，並將語言學習、生活禮儀、美感經驗、地理知識及世界觀融合於整套書中，讀來舒適親近。本系列依文字難易度與科學概念深淺分為 Stage 1 與 Stage 2 兩個級數，供家長、老師選書參考。大部分書末皆有與該書主題相關的動腦問題，或是動手操作的簡單小實驗，以及可作為延伸閱讀的相關資訊等，讓知識的吸收從生活中親身體驗！

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