For ages 8 & up, the four books entitled Plants & Animals, Outer Space & Earth, Body & Health, & Physical Science contain 296 lessons that are broken down into small portions with a color graphic for each. Say the answer & turn the page to check it. Plants & Animals teaches subjects like food chains & webs, plant & mammal groups, pollination, insects, animal habits, & fossils. Outer Space & Earth covers topics such as the solar system, planets & comets, earthquakes, rocks & minerals, & conservation.Learnabout body organs, skin & muscles, blood circulation, & nutrition in Body & Health. Physical Science includes lessons on gravity, compounds, energy & matter, electricity, simple machines, & magnets. This series is ideal for children & adults, parents, tutoring, school curriculum, review, & traveling.
When “cut” and “paste” meant using a scissors and Elmer’s glue, I laid out my first book. The printing company used a four-foot camera to convert the illustrations into images for the pages of the book. Space for the text was blocked out with black construction paper glued on onionskin paper. Pages and proofs went back and forth through the mail. Fast forward to scanners, digital cameras, JPGs, and PDFs. You gotta love it – having your creativity and memories jump to life, to be held in your hands and shared, seemingly within minutes.
Marcia Molnar