Showing posts with label Kim Hankinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kim Hankinson. Show all posts
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Celebrating awesome science and STEM in "Slimy Science" and "Cool Circuits" from Susan Martineau and Kim Hankinson (B Small Publishing)
"Slimy Science and Awesome Experiments" is the first book, concentrating on lots of fun activities for your little science whizzes that will test their tastebuds and other senses, or allow them to create a ton of brilliant and cool things.
Make some disgusting Ectoplasmic Gunk.
Trick your friends with The Incredible Rubber Egg.
Create your own Volcanic Eruption.
Revolt your family with a Pus-filled Boil.
There are clear step-by-step instructions and 'Fact Files' explain the science behind each experiment. Slimy science is freaky, fascinating and fun!
There's also something for the budding tech geniuses out there too...
"Cool Circuits and Wicked Wires" lets kids master electricity with more fun ways to have some inspired electrical fun with these simple experiments using all kinds of household equipment.
Set up a cool circuit using salty water and kitchen towel.
Use pencils to create circuits.
Make a home-made battery that really works.
Fascinate your friends with a break-dancing magnet.
There are clear step-by-step instructions shining a light on electrons and electronics.
Sparky, scientific fun!
Sum these books up in a sentence: Both books are gorgeously presented and illustrated, helping kids develop and maintain an interest in cooooool science.
"Slimy Science and Awesome Experiments" and "Cool Circuits and Wicked Wires" by Susan Martineau and Kim Hankinson are both out now, published by B Small Publishing (kindly supplied for review).
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Brush up your language skills with innovative publisher B Small and their fantastic "Hello French!" series of titles.
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Hello French series,
Kim Hankinson,
Sam Hutchinson
For me it gives me a valuable chance to brush up my own (quite frankly terrible) French skills with the brilliant new "Hello French" series of titles from B Small Publishing.
They've kindly sent us a selection of books from their new range, so we'll dip into our book bag and take a look at a few of them.
First is the fabulous "French English Picture Dictionary" by Sam Hutchinson, Marie-Therese Bougard and Kim Hankinson.
This visual dictionary covers words in a selection of categories, with over 350 essential French vocabulary words to tickle your tonsils with, and brilliant tips on how to pronounce each word phonetically.
It's a great mix of words and illustrations, perfect for little ones who are just starting to learn French (or 10 year olds like C who just want to learn a whole set of new words for things).
This is the perfect book to accompany school starters as they learn French.
Each expertly designed section encourages enthusiasm, builds confidence and gives young learners the basic French skills they will need as they grow.
Learning through clear, fun and familiar examples will spark a lifelong passion for French, and it'll certainly help us decode some of those tricky but gorgeous French comics and graphic novels we love so much.
Last but not least more fun in the next title...
"Colour In French" lets your creative side loose with lots of French-inspired scenes to break out your favourite crayons, pencils and colouring pens for - learning essential words along with the artistic and creative fun.
This is a great little book for younger children who will learn through play, and hopefully still use the book as a handy little reference once they've finished adding their own colours and designs to it.
You can find out more about B Small's intuitive and wonderfully designed language ranges, covering French, English, Spanish and even Welsh over on their website:
(All books kindly supplied for review)
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