Oscar And The Bat Book About Sound

When Oscar hears a blackbird singing in the meadow, he has lots of questions about sound. Luckily Bat is just waking up and can supply him with all the answers! Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2--A young cat discovers that there's a lot to learn. In the first book, he admires bird songs and then runs from the noise of an approaching thunderstorm while a bat points out some characteristics of sound. In the second title, the feline plays with a ball as a friendly cricket points out the principles behind its motion. Without using scientific vocabulary, the author introduces the concepts of force, resistance, speed or pitch, volume, and proximity. Additional examples are incorporated into the respective story lines. A final spread provides a review of the scientific principles and suggests simple exploratory activities. The digitally produced, full-bleed artwork has muted tones and mostly flat shapes reminiscent of illustrations from the 1950s. Children will recognize themselves in Oscar in these discussion starters. For similar content but a more exuberant approach to motion, try Claire Llewellyn's And Everyone Shouted, "Pull!" (Picture Window, 2005).--Carol S. Surges, McKinley Elementary School, Wauwatosa, WI Copyright å¨ Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Clear and immediate, this story in the Start with Science fiction series talks about the great variety of sounds around us--harsh, gentle, high, scary, and beautiful. Spacious digital color illustrations show Oscar the Cat in a meadow with his friend Bat, who answers Oscar's questions with fascinating scientific detail, such as how various animals use different parts of their bodies to communicate (dolphins send messages underwater through their blowholes and rattlesnakes lift and shake their tails); what makes sound; and what we can hear when we listen carefully. The two animals also speak about the wonder of silence. Without abstraction, this picture book will fascinate beginning readers and make them aware of the biology and physics involved in listening to the simplest sounds. Preschool-Grade 2. --Hazel Rochman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.