The Usborne Pocket Scientist

My four year old got this book as a gift because a friend found his endless questions needed some easy to understand answers. We've read it through now twice (reading a few pages a night) and he still finds it interesting as a five-and-a-half year old. As a mother I know I don't know everything, and it's hard when your children have so many questions that you don't always have all the answers to. This book is easy for kids of all ages to understand and has great pictures to go along with the information. This book was truly a blessing because not only did I get to help my child understand the world around him, I learned a lot as well. This book is a story time favorite in my house and I'm sure it will be for many years to come. The book is broken up into 12 parts: 1. What's inside you? 2. Why do people eat? 3. Where do babies come from? 4. What's under the ground? 5. What's under the sea? 6. Where did dinosaurs go? 7. How does a bird fly? 8. Why do tigers have stripes? 9. What makes a flower grow? 10. What makes it rain? 11. Where does electricity come from? 12. Where does trash go? Each part is broken-up into sections. For example Part 3 is broken-up into the following sections: All about babies, Starting to grow, What is it like being pregnant?, Mothers and fathers, How does a baby start?, How is a baby born?, Newborn babies, What makes a baby like it is?, What do babies need?, A new baby in the family, Internet links, More internet links. Another great thing about this book is the internet links at the end of each part that takes the learning even further by giving more related information on the topics discussed as well as suggestions on what to do once you get to the website. ***A WORD OF CAUTION*** In Part 3 "Where do babies come from" there is detailed information and cartoons about how babies are made. It talks about how a man and a woman have sex and how the sperm gets to the egg. I just want potential buyers to be aware of that section because it contains sensitive material and I would advise parents to preview Part 3 in it's entirety before reading with your children.