Engaging riddles in rhyme for each letter of the alphabet will make ABC Science Riddles hours of fun for young readers. Challenged to match letters and sounds, and to think logically, the books help beginning readers develop phonemic awareness, a key skill in reading mastery. The illustrations provide clues, but there may be several on one page, only one of which is the real answer. Youngsters can enjoy ABC Science Riddles alone, or with friends, parents, teachers and classmates. Other books in the series include ABC School Riddles, ABC Nature Riddles, ABC Animal Riddles, and Alphabet Riddles.
ABC Science Riddles, by Barbara Saffer, illustrated by Jennifer Johnson Haywood
32 pages ~ 10" x 8 1/4", full color, ISBN 0-939217-55-4
$13.95 dust-jacketed hardcover. Publication: August 2001
My name starts with letter A.
I have a pleasant smell.
I'm sometimes used for trinkets
that artists make and sell.
During prehistoric times,
I oozed from trunks of trees,
lots of things got trapped in me--
like spiders, ants, and bees.
People travel far and wide
to look for chunks of me.
I'm a light brown resin.
Can you guess what I might be?
My name begins with letter R.
You'll find me in the sea.
My neighbors are bright fish and shrimp,
and crabs hide out in me.
I'm made of massive coral rock
by polyps, clams, and more.
Scuba divers come my way,
when they swim out from shore.
Near Queensland in Australia,
I run through the Coral Sea.
Out there I'm called "Great Barrier."
What is your name for me?