Faith Hickman Brynie's Books

This book was written for kids who find science courses--and especially, science projects--daunting. Author Faith Hickman Brynie promises that she will show them "how to carry out a project that's as much fun as a day at the beach." Her opening chapter tells how to ask good science questions and shape them into promising plans for a project. Chapter 2 offers guidance in transforming an idea into a logical design that's safe, practical, and affordable. Succeeding chapters instruct on collecting and organizing data, writing a report or giving an oral presentation, building a display, and improving a project as it evolves. She also provides helpful checklists on topics ranging from safety to seeking expert help. Kids learn to enjoy doing original science projects, rather than merely repeating experiments taken from books. Middle school and high school students who think they hate science will change their minds in a hurry when they use this book.

How do living things reproduce? How do twins, triplets, and other multiple births happen? How does fertilization occur? Find out in this frank and accessible look at reproduction. Set up in a straightforward question and answer format, this informative title asks and answers questions about the basic scientific and social aspects of reproduction. Written in a conversational tone that draws readers in, 101 Questions about Reproduction is the perfect resource for biology and health classes, reference libraries, and more.

Differentiated reader that answers questions about animal athletes--including which animals are the best divers, the highest jumpers, and more--with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader."--Provided by publisher.

A fascinating new book that helps us make sense of our senses.

Questions and answers explain the human digestive system and how it uses food for nutrition.

Differentiated reader that explains how different animal babies live and grow up, with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher

As in previous books in this critically acclaimed series, Brynie polled hundreds of high school students across the country to find out what they wanted to know most about sleep and dreams. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Brynie helps readers discover and learn facts about the physical, emotional, and social topics surrounding sleeping and dreaming, including how and why we sleep, sleep disorders, and sleep and the brain.

When the science project is due, this book comes to the rescue With the trend toward hands-on learning, millions of elementary students have to do science projects. Typically, they mention this to their parents the night before the project is due. This book helps busy parents help their children create last-minute science projects using materials commonly found around the house. It features chapter breakouts grouped by science project subject, two-page spreads devoted to specific science projects, and factoids to get kids interested in the subject. Parents can quickly pick an appropriate project and spur their future scientists toward success! Faith Hickman Brynie (Bigfork, MT) is a writer specializing in science and health; she holds a PhD in science education, curriculum, and instruction and is a frequent writer for the children’s science magazine Odyssey, as well as the editor of various elementary school science textbooks.

As in previous books in this critically acclaimed series, Brynie polled hundreds of high school students across the country to find out what they wanted to know most about blood and circulation. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Brynie helps readers discover and learn facts about the blood and circulation in human body. Brynie appealing and clear writing style makes learning about blood and circulation as easy as donating blood to the blood bank.

As in previous books in this critically acclaimed series, Brynie polled hundreds of high school students across the country to find out what they wanted to know most about their immune system. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Brynie helps readers discover and learn facts about the inner workings of the human immune system. Brynie appealing and clear writing style makes learning about your immune system is easy as curing a cold.

Provides instructions for more than twenty simple science experiments such as planting seeds upside down, dyeing a white shirt gold, and discovering how a pendulum works.

Differentiated reader that explains how different animals work together and communicate with each other, with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher.

How much of a person’s body weight is made up of muscle? Can you learn to control your heart rate using your mind? How does taking steroids affect muscles—and why are steroids dangerous? What causes hiccups? The answers to these puzzling questions—and 97 more—are revealed in this thought-provoking book about muscles. From basic information on how muscles work to more complex issues such as how diseases and injuries affect muscles, science expert Faith Hickman Brynie provides authoritative information about the human muscular system.

Differentiated reader that explains how different animals groom and keep clean with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher.

YA. Explores the science of genetics, the study of inheritance to see its effects on human health.

As in previous books in this critically acclaimed series, Brynie polled hundreds of high school students across the country to find out what they wanted to know most about sex and sexuality. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Brynie helps readers discover and learn facts about the sex and sexuality. Brynie appealing and clear writing style makes learning about sex and sexuality for students easy and understandable.

Provides a comprehensive, factual book about the many elements of skins, including hair and nails, complete with index, visual references, illustrations, tables and more.

Differentiated reader that explains how and why different animals migrate, with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher.

Differentiated reader that explains how different animals defend themselves and stay safe, with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher.

Complex and crucially important, the senses collect the massive amount of information we need to navigate daily life, and serve as a filter between our inner selves and the larger world. But the science of how the senses work has been little understood—until now. New research is rapidly uncovering fascinating insights into how the brain processes sensory information. It’s not simply a matter of the brain controlling the senses; the senses actually stimulate brain development. For example, the brain’s sound-processing centers mature properly only when sound impulses trigger them to do so—which is why cochlear implants are best used before the age of three. Brain Sense reveals this and a wealth of findings on how the brain and senses interact, as it examines each of the five major senses: touch, smell, taste, vision, and hearing. With eloquent writing and gripping stories, the author deploys a rare gift for explaining complex scientific ideas in a way that is clear and comprehensible. She introduces the scientists at the forefront of “brain sense” studies—neurologists, brain mappers, biochemists, physicians, cognitive psychologists, and others—as well as real-life people who are contributing to the research and benefiting from its practical applications, such as haptic devices to assist people who have lost limbs or rehabilitative software for those who have suffered impairments to their motion vision. You’ll find new research that explains: • Why placebos work by changing the way the brain processes pain • How humans respond to pheromones in the same manner as other animals • How taste is highly influenced by expectations of taste • Why color significantly aids the ability to remember an object • How the capacity for language is already at work in newborn babies • What happens in the brain to produce sensory experiences such as déjà vu and phantom limb pain • And much more Expansive and enlightening, Brain Sense shows us that the brain is both flexible and variable, and the reality that we construct based on inputs gathered from the senses differs from person to person. It sheds a much-needed light on the elusive workings of the extraordinary human brain.

Explains those functions of the human brain that are involved in perception including smell, taste, vision, hearing, balance and motion.

Differentiated reader that explains how different animal babies live and grow up, with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher

Provides instructions for simple science experiments, using everyday materials to explore weight, water, heat and chemistry, motion, botany, and the sun.

YA. Explores the science of genetics, the study of inheritance to see its effects on human health.

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