101 Nature Experiments: A Step-by-Step Guide Hardcover – February 1, 2001

This book is fantastic! It is well laid out, with clear visual (photographic) directions and easy to follow written instructions. Topics are wide ranging, from how flowers absord water to how blood moves in the human body. My kids are always thrilled when we pull this book out! I would recommend it to anyone with children that are interested in simple, easy hands-on projects.

I would give it 6 stars if I could. The full-color photographs help you visualize the materials you need for the experiments. This is a great book for bored kids in the summertime, because a lot of the experiments involve bugs and the outdoors, but also, there are things that two kids could do on a rainy day, especially the experiments in the chapter called "The Human Body."

I got this for the 9-year old son of my cousin and didn't get a chance to try out any of the experiments in it with him but I have a gut feeling that because he's very bright that he may find these experiments a bit on the easy side. However, reminiscing my own childhood when I was 9, I would have thought that these were interesting anyway because they cover foundational concepts in science (which kids can never have too little reinforcement and review in).