This book by Lawrence Kraus
http://www.amazon.com/Atom-Single-Oxygen-Journey-Earth/dp/0316183091/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210017388&sr=8-2
is a very good.
The book is simple enough you can understand it, and probably help your child understand it as well. The thing that I have been confounded by with my kids is that the concept of lots is kind of difficult for them to grasp. A lot of jelly beans they get, but the concept of 100,000, or 1 million, much less 1 billion is just beyond their ability at 8 or 10 years old. They will nod their heads, but with probing, I find that they don't really "get" how many that is.
On top of it being a good book to read with your kid, it is a good book to read and you will get some pretty cool amount of info in there present in a somewhat entertaining way.
I wouldn't sick my kids on this book without me, but we will probably read it together in the very near future (since we finished Ender's game....)
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This book by Lawrence Kraus http://www.amazon.com/Atom-Single-Oxygen-Journey-Earth/dp/0316183091/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210017388&sr=8-2 is a very good. The book is simple enough you can understand it, and probably help your child understand it as well. The thing that I have been confounded by with my kids is that the concept of lots is kind of difficult for them to grasp. A lot of jelly beans they get, but the concept of 100,000, or 1 million, much less 1 billion is just beyond their ability at 8 or 10 years old. They will nod their heads, but with probing, I find that they don't really "get" how many that is. On top of it being a good book to read with your kid, it is a good book to read and you will get some pretty cool amount of info in there present in a somewhat entertaining way. I wouldn't sick my kids on this book without me, but we will probably read it together in the very near future (since we finished Ender's game....)