Read and find out about the science of sound and how people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Sounds are all around us. Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You’re making sounds. With colorful illustrations from Anna Chernyshova and engaging text from Wendy Pfeffer, Sounds All Around is a fascinating look into how sound works, from tiny vibrations to invisible sound waves.

This is a clear and appealing STEM science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes a find out more section with additional and updated hands-on experiments, such as finding out how sound travels through water. Both the text and the artwork were vetted by Dr. Agnieszka Roginska, Professor of Music Technology at NYU.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

hands-on and visual
acclaimed and trusted
great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

Entertain and educate at the same time
Have appealing, child-centered topics
Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
Meet national science education standards
Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.