Reviews
The Mission: Science series is a perfect resource to enhance the nonfiction section of a classroom library for grades 4 through 6 or to provide an engaging text to introduce new science topics. Each book goes beyond the typical presentation of content to provide genuinely unique factoids that will make readers ooh and aah. The series also includes a clear and concise glossary with high-level vocabulary, a time line specific to the topic, an accurate and current section about important people, and an easy-to-complete science activity related to the focus of each book. With precise, easy-to-understand background content and outstanding visual support, this book begins with facts and then provides examples from the inside of a glacier to the depths of the ocean and high up into the atmosphere. It covers every part of the water cycle in detail, getting students interested with sidebars. For instance, they will learn that snirt is a name for snow that has turned black from blowing topsoil in the Great Plains. This is the perfect resource to enrich an essential unit.
