Let's Investigate with Nate #1: The Water Cycle

Description

Bill Nye the Science Guy meets The Magic School Bus! This is the first book in a new STEM-based picture book series from the Emmy Award-winning host of PBS's Design Squad and Design Squad Nation, Nate Ball. With a lively cast of characters and vibrant illustrations by Wes Hargis, it's an adventure in learning! This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Ever wonder where water comes from and where it goes Or why sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows Then join Nate Ball and his crack team of curious scientists as they shrink down smaller than a raindrop to see firsthand what the water cycle is all about.

Nate Ball is the host of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning PBS reality shows Design Squad and Design Squad Nation. An MIT graduate with a Master's Degree in mechanical engineering, Nate is also the cofounder of Atlas Devices, a two-time All-American pole-vaulter, and a competitive beatboxer. He lives with his wife and son in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wes Hargis wanted to be a professional dirt miner when he grew up. Unstable market prices for dirt led him to pursue his second love, and he has been an illustrator for more than twenty years. Mr. Hargis lives with his family (and his dirt) in Arizona.

"Ms. Frizzle may be a long-standing staple, but this book makes for a good companion title to freshen up collections." -- School Library Journal "Ms. Frizzle and her magical bus have some competition ... A solid start to a new science series." -- Kirkus Reviews