Washoe County Library System

In simple text, presents the three states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, and describes their attributes.

Examines the composition and strength of materials, both solid and liquid, and features experiments, including chemical reactions.

An introduction to the properties of matter, discussing solids, liquids, and gases.

Young students will explore what everyday objects are made of in this colorful and engaging book. Materials of cloth, metal, plastic, wood, and paper are each given a page that correlates to an example and picture of a coat, school bus, table (hard plastic), rain hat (soft plastic), and a pencil.

Examines the properties of matter, discussing the different states, densities, and making new kinds of matter.

"What make up every single thing in the universe? Teeny tiny specks called atoms. Atoms are the tiniest forms of matter, and matter is everything. Start reading to see what else you can learn about... well, everything!" --

Describes the properties of different types of natural and manufactured matter, including elastic, marble, wood, silk, and gold. Materials answer fundamental questions about the matter and materials that make up the physical world around us. What are rocks made of? Where do plastics come from, and what are they used for? Why can I see through glass? Readers are introduced to the most common natural and manufactured materials-including metals, wood,...

"In this interactive picture book, young readers squish, squeeze, and jiggle matter on the page, using their imagination to conduct simple lab experiments. They learn that matter comes in all shapes and sizes and can change from solid to liquid to gas. Back matter includes a real-world experiment for investigating matter"-- "Press Here meets Bill Nye the Science Guy in this interactive STEM picture book about solids, liquids, and gases, bringing...