This incredible book is explains what magnet is, describes interesting experiments to determine whether something is magnetic or not in simple terms. I really enjoyed reading it, and I think it is very important that elementary school children read it. Magnetism is a very important area of Physics. This book could inspire a lot of good future scientists! ( )

This book discovers different properties and behaviors of magnets. Encourages hands on discoveries of magnets. Recommend for third grade.

This is a great book for a teacher to read to a science class. The teacher can start with this book for the students to get the idea of magnets then they can start the activity. It will help them understand why they are learning about magnets. ( )

With this book, children can learn everything about magnets and even make some experiments with magnets! It's a very informative book and it's good for reading at home and can also be used in school! ( )

There are not many high quality books about magnets geared towards lower elementary age children. Of what is available, this book is one of the best. It introduces the idea of fishing with magnets, what types of things magnets attract, what poles are and how they work, and also mentions the history of magnetism. This book is a little awkward to read, though, as it engages the PK-K audience with the first few pages, and then appeals more to the 1-3 audience with that last pages. I jump around a lot when I read this aloud to PK and 1st graders. I also need to supplement information. This book would be stronger if it contained real photographs of magnets, introduced some additional magnet experiments, or talked more about what they are and how they work in the intial pages and not towards the end. Still, I would recommend it to elementary science teachers. ( )