Acomprehensiveexplorationofsoundforyoungchildrenthat’sfriendly,funandeasytodigest.Fromacat’spurrtoathunderstorm’sclap,fromafriend’svoicetoaschoolbell’sclang,soundscanlullus,enticeusorcallustoaction.Buthowdoessoundhappen?Howdowehearit?Whatmakessomesoundsloudandsomesoft?Somehighpitchedandsomelowpitched?Howdohumansandanimalsusesoundtocommunicate?Whichsoundshappennaturally,andwhicharecreatedforaspecificpurpose?Thischarmingpicturebookexploresallofthesequestionsinchild-friendlylanguage,offeringreadersagentleintroductiontohowsoundworksthatwillencouragethemtostopandlisten.Inthishighlyoriginalbook,SusanHughesusesappealingandinvitingtextthatspeaksdirectlytoyoungchildrentoexplainthephysicsofsound.Fromdescribinghowsoundsaremadebythevibrationsofair,toidentifyingandconsideringthedifferentsourcesofsoundanditsproperties(pitch,tone,volume),thisbookisanexcellentcurriculum-basedtoolforphysicalsciencethatstronglysupportstheNextGenerationScienceStandards(NGSS)forkindergartenandfirstgrade.EllenRooney’ssweet,playfulillustrationscolorfullyilluminatetheconcepts,incorporatingthesamecharacterandhisdogoneveryspread.Easy-to-understanddecibelandhertzchartsareincluded.Thereisalsoafunactivityandaglossary.
