My Hands by Aliki

My Hands

Aliki

HarperCollins · Paperback · January 26, 2000

Read and find out about the many ways hands are important in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

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Who it’s for
Early elementary children learning about everyday hand use
Themes
Everyday uses of hands, The importance of hands
Genres
The Body, Human Body, Science Projects & Experiments

About this book

Read and find out about the many ways hands are important in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Clapping, waving, pushing, pulling, scratching, digging, tickling—how many ways do you use your hands every day? With her trademark simple words and delightful pictures, acclaimed children's writer Aliki explains the many ways our hands are important to us. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom.

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It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: - hands-on and visual - acclaimed and trusted - great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: - Entertain and educate at the same time - Have appealing, child-centered topics - Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers - Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach - Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations - Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills - Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists - Meet national science education standards - Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field - Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Who it’s for

  • Early elementary children learning about everyday hand use
  • Primary-grade children exploring introductory science

Where it sits

Human Body76%
The Body73%
Science Projects & Experiments37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Curriculum Development
  • Activity Books
  • The Body
  • Growing Up
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  • Human Body
  • Biology & Life Science
  • Earth Science
  • Science Projects & Experiments
Authors
Aliki
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
January 26, 2000
Format
Paperback
Theme
Everyday uses of hands · The importance of hands
Reading lane
Curriculum Development