Murphy, Pat

A collection of puzzles and activities dealing with memory, math, verbal skills, and visual perception.

Collection of entertaining science activities for families to do at home, with explanations of underlying scientific concepts and information on the time required and ingredients needed for each experiment.

Twelve-year-old Joan, worried that she will not have any friends when her family moves from Connecticut to California, bonds right away with Sarah, a girl who prefers to be called Fox, and the two spend a joyous summer playing outside, making up stories, and attending a writing class.

A collection of photographs accompanied by text that identifies and explains the colors of nature, looking at rainbows, sun dogs, northern lights, flowers, butterflies, eyes, and other naturally colorful pheonomena.

Provides forty-five simple science experiments for kids and families using simple ingredients and common materials, with explanations of the scientific concepts involved and gives tips on how to create related experiments.