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Science - Physics Genre
Books in the Science - Physics genre:
The Sea Broke Through (1960)
A storm passes through Holland and the dikes break. This is the story of the men, women, boys and girls who responded to the emergency.
Author(s):
Ardo Flakkeberg
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Planet Earth (1963)
An illustrated book about geoscience for children.
Author(s):
Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Robert Goddard Trail Blazer to the Stars (1964)
The life of the rocket pioneer.
Author(s):
Charles Michael Daugherty
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
The Wonders of Physics: An Introduction to the Physical World (1966)
An introduction to physics for young people.
Author(s):
Irving Adler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Best in Children’s Books Volume 19A (1967)
Earth, Sea and Sky (1968)
An introduction of astronomy and earth science for children.
Author(s):
Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Inside the Earth (1968)
This is a selection of material from the authors’ “Planet Earth.”
Author(s):
Gerald Ames
Rose Wyler
Illustrator(s):
Cornelius Hugh De Witt
Harry McNaught
Raymond Perlman
Photographs
Upside Down (1969)
A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination (1970)
There are different ways of seeing, even when looking at the same picture.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book (1971)
From flying a kite to flying to the moon, we live in an ocean of air.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo (1975)
What can happen when a little bug sneezes?
Author(s):
Rosetta Stone
Illustrator(s):
Michael Frith
Underground (1976)
A look below the surface at the foundations and infrastructure of a modern city.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
The Quicksand Book (1977)
A practical guide for those caught in quicksand.
Author(s):
Tomie dePaola
Illustrator(s):
Tomie dePaola
Electricity: 50th Anniversary TVA (1983)
A detailed look at the three power generation sources used by the Tennessee Valley Authority - hydroelectric, coal burning and nuclear.
Author(s):
Unknown
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Richard Scarry’s Splish-Splash Sounds (1986)
A book (and tape) about sounds.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Anno’s Sundial (1987)
Explains how the earth’s movements around the sun and the resulting movement of shadows have been used to tell time. Includes illustrations that pop up or fold out to demonstrate how sundials work.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
The Way Things Work (1988)
An encyclopedia of technology.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Neil Ardley
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Who’s Upside Down? (1990)
A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Old Ironsides: Americans Build a Fighting Ship (1997)
The story of the building of the American super-frigate U.S.S. Constitution.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman