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Mrs. Riley Bought Five Itchy Aardvarks
And Other Painless Tricks for Memorizing Science Facts
By Cleary, Brian P.
- ISBN
- 978-0-82257-819-2
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
Gr 3-6 A brief introductory chapter defines mnemonics, illustrates a few of the techniques with widely known examples, and encourages readers to begin developing their own. With no further jargon, the remaining chapters apply these strategies to random scientific facts in the areas of "Earth and Space Science," "Physical Science," "Life Science," and "The Scientific Method." Acronyms, acrostic sentences, visualizations, rhymes, son...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Cleary takes basic science topics (e.g., planet names and classification, temperature, photosynthesis) and reduces them to vocabular...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
