The Flying Machine Book: Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More, by Bobby Mercer. Chicago Review Press, 2012 ($14.95)
Scholastic's Discover More series of print books comes with supplemental online material, including My Body (ages 4 and up), Planets (6 and up) and The Elements (9 and up). (from $7.99)
The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best Backyard Science Experiments You Can Do Yourself, by Neil A. Downie. Princeton University Press, 2012 ($29.95)
Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas, by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm. Blue Sky Press, 2012 ($17.99)
This article was originally published with the title "Also notable: Family Books" in Scientific American 307, 1, 82 (July 2012)
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0712-82e
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Anna Kuchment is a contributing editor at Scientific American and a staff science reporter at the Dallas Morning News. She is also co-author of a forthcoming book about earthquakes triggered by energy production. Follow Anna Kuchment on Twitter Credit: Nick Higgins
