Let's Investigate with Nate combines Ms Frizzle with Bill Nye to create comic style science books for the kids in your life.
Author: Nate Ball is an author, PBS reality show host, MIT graduate, cofounder of Atlas Devices, and two-time All-American pole-vaulter.
Illustrator: Wes Hargis
Book 1: The Water Cycle
Published: 2017
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Science focus
Comic Style
Ar Information: NA
Back of Book Overview: "Ever wonder where water comes from and where it goes? Or why sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows? Then join Nate Ball and his crack team of curious scientists as they shrink down smaller than a raindrop to see firsthand what the water cycle is all about."
Characters: Nate Ball, Wendy, Braden, Felix, and Rosa.
Contains: Science Museum, water cycle, science journals, air, molecules, atoms, matter, elements, molecule states, atmosphere, bodies of water, groundwater, etc.
Book 2: The Solar System
Published: 2017
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Science focus
comic style
Ar Information: NA
Back of Book Overview: "Ever look up at the sky and wonder how many planets there are? Or want to know how many Earths could fit within the Sun? Take a ride 3.6 billion miles away to answer these questions and more while exploring the Solar System with Nate and his team of adventurous scientists! Walk on the Moon, fly with a satellite, gaze at comets, and discover why Pluto isn't a planet anymore in this brand-new adventure."
Characters: Nate Ball, Wendy, Braden, Felix, and Rosa
Contains: Science Museum, solar system, planets, Pluto (new classification), distance between planets/moon/sun, gravity, mass, satellite, gravity, orbiting, planetary system, atmosphere, hydrostatic equilibrium, Kuiper belt, etc.
Book 3: Dinosaurs
Published: 2018
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Science focus
Comic Style
Ar Information: NA
Back of Book Overview: "Ever head to the museum and wish you could go back in time to see how big dinosaurs really were? Ever think about wwhat dinosaurs ate and where they lived? Or want to know why the dinosaurs disappoeared from the Earth? Follow Nate and his team of intrepid scientists as they travel back across the millenia to return a lost baby dinosaur to its rightful time and place. Along the way, learn all about the world's earliest birds, dig up prehistoric fossils, examine ancient landscapes, and discover what caused the dinosaurs' mass extinction in this brand-new adventure."
Characters: Nate Ball, Wendy, Braden, Felix, and Rosa
Contains: Science Museum, fossils, Earth's geologic time periods, Paleontologists, non-avian dinosaurs, dinosaurs, periods of time (eons, eras, periods, epochs, ages, etc), mass extinction event, Pangaea, evolution in dinosaur breeds, Sauropods, Predators, Carnivores, zoologists, etc.
Book 4: The Life Cycle
Published: 2018
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Science focus
Comic Style
Ar Information: NA
Back of Book Overview: "Ever stop to smell the roses and wonder how they got there? Ever think about how tadpoles becoma frogs and how caterpillars become butterflies? Or want to know how they're all connected? Follow Nate and his team of plucky scientists as they morph into tiny seeds, slippery tadpoles, and fuzzy caterpillars to learn about the life cycle.
Characters: Nate Ball, Wendy, Braden, Felix, and Rosa
Contains: Science Museum, life cycle, alive criteria, seeds, germination, plant cycle, ecologists, food chain, ecosystem, chrysalis, metamorphosis, amphibian, oviparity, viviparity, taxonomy, etc.
Where can I buy these books?
Amazon (affiliated links with purchase)
Book 1: https://amzn.to/3yUac7K
Book 2: https://amzn.to/4dz5hbB
Book 3: https://amzn.to/3yR8Af4
Book 4: https://amzn.to/3yR8Iey
Barnes and Nobles https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/let's%20investigate%20with%20nate
As always I recommend checking your local bookstores and libraries before shopping the links above!
Happy reading!
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