My First Science Textbook: Protons and Neutrons

By Science, Naturally!
Price $14.99
Age 2 - 7 yrs.

It is quite an achievement that a book whose content spans such seemingly grown-up concepts as protons, neutrons, electrons, nuclei, mass, charge, isotopes, nuclear fission and more is consistently found by young readers to be thoroughly entertaining and engrossing. Understanding and retention tend to come easily when the engagement factor runs this high, and youngsters do in fact take in the ideas, terminology and explanations presented here readily, even hungrily. This feat is accomplished in no small part through the use of playful illustrations and clever rhymes that imbue subatomic particles with personalities. The central characters Pete the Proton and Ned the Neutron take little learners on a fascinating tour of subatomic-particle traits, with lightheartedness and humor the ever-present bedfellows that ensure a pleasing window into the inner workings of the universe in which we live.