Books for science and social studies reading
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Anonymous
| 4th grader reads above level, and I am told that he is strong in fictional part, but he could work on the science/ social studies (non fictional) part. Any fun recommendations for science/social studies/history book recommendation? |
Anonymous
| My fourth grade history buff likes the History Smashers series. |
Anonymous
| Get some Spectrum work books |
Anonymous
| Studies on reading comprehension show that simply having background knowledge about a topic boosts comprehension substantially. So any way you can help him gain knowledge will work. Read aloud. Listen to podcasts or audio books. Encourage him to read engaging historical or scientific fiction and non-fiction. Stuff his brain with facts. |
Anonymous
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My kids like the DK Knowledge Encyclopedias, e.g.:
https://a.co/d/6ewvJeF |
Anonymous
| Joy Hakim's US History books should be readable for most kids that age. Chapters are short. There are some pictures and maps, so it is not all text. The public library likely has the whole series. |
Anonymous
| Encyclopedias. |
Anonymous
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Usborne makes a bunch of books on history and science, including encyclopedias. They are very accessible with plenty of pictures and shorter segments.
They also do books with things like Greek myths, Shakespeare plays, King Arthur stories, etc. I know it's still fiction, but my kid has really liked these and I think it's great exposure to some of these foundational stories that get referenced in so much other literature. Reading the one on greek myths made it then very fun to read Percy Jackson and be able to recognize the names and stories and see how the novel changes things to update it. Highly recommend. |
Anonymous
These are what I'm talking about: https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Collection-Earthquakes-Hurricanes-Volcanoes/dp/9526530756/ref=sr_1_1 https://www.amazon.com/Usborne-Beginners-History-Collection-Egyptians/dp/1474929095/ref=sr_1_1 https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Greek-Myths-Illustrated-Books/dp/1836051840/ref=sr_1_1 |
Anonymous
| Perhaps get into historical fiction. My kid is obsessed with the “I survived” books. They aren’t amazing from a literary perspective but are based on historical events (sometimes rather grim ones) and she had picked up tons of history through that. |
Anonymous
| Nathan Hale books, my DS LOVES them - https://www.nathanhaleauthor.com/#/hazardous-tales/ |
Anonymous
| DS also loves this one for science -https://www.amazon.com/Really-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0385738102/ref=sr_1_1?crid=228W1YSK3CGJS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2Uf_nSb9OXhOnZgmpsiVDx5K_jFTGcQdsdpFBhAyxPqgzxkyu8fxvQ06Tkyv0BFFEpKCGrauZsT_gjqeXdeJfA.Znk6kOISxphbToLP5efOn99cpdEVlWH9H5X5ogSVXDU&dib_tag=se&keywords=bill+bryson+a+short+history+kids&qid=1763564770&sprefix=bill+bryson+a+short+history+kid%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1 |
Anonymous
Sorry, don't know why that was weird! It's Bill Bryson, A Really Short History of Nearly Everything |
Anonymous
| My kids both liked the Science Comics and History Comics. |
Anonymous
I never hear about science comics or history comics? Are they real facts? Recommendation? |