What Makes a Magnet?

(Let's-Read-and-Find-Out
Science 2) by Franklyn M. Branley
Summary: This book is about magnets and what they are attracted
to. It also shows a temporary magnet from another magnet with a
nail. It shows how you can create with magnets. For example, the
book showed how to create a compass with water. It also shows
how magnets repel and attract. Overall the book is a great
introduction to the topic of magnets. Link

Amazing Magnetism by Rebecca Carmi

Summary: This book is about how Ms. Frizzles class was going against
Mr.O’Neatly’s class on a scavenger hunt on magnets. The students had
to solve eight riddles about what are magnets and what they do. Ms.
Frizzle being Ms. Frizzle turned her students into iron fillings to which
then they were used for experiments due to them being believed to be
iron fillings. Both classes finished the scavenger hunt and had one last
task to do. Which class won? Read and find out.
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Electricity and Magnetism: Physical Science by Cody Crane

Summary: This book shows various experiments with magnets and
electricity while also explaining how both of them work. It encourages
students to ask and answer questions throughout the story. Students
will learn many different facts about magnets and electricity as they
read the story.
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Magnets Push Magnets Pull by David Alder

Summary: This book is about what a magnet is and two different
types of magnets. It talks about how magnets if they are strong
enough can be used through glass bowls and paper moving a
paperclip around. Magnets are able to do many different and cool
activities. Read the book to find out other tricks you can do with
magnets.
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 Magnet Max by Monica Lozano
Summary: Max is a child who is interested in magnets,
using the magnet to stick to anything. This is a fun book
to read to students to get them excited about magnets
and how you can play with your friends while learning
about different topics like magnets.
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Magnets: Pulling Together Pushing Apart by Natalie M.

Rosinsky
Summary: This book is about what magnets are. It talks about
Magenite a rock that was discovered to be magnetic. It also
talks about many parts in this unit. It talks about the poles,
compasses and it even talks about how you can use a nail to
become a magnet to other items made from iron and steel.
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The Shivers in the Fridge by Fran Manushkin

Summary: The story is about a family that are magnets that also are
living in the refrigerator. The “monster” in the story is trying to find
something that they lost. At the end they find all the missing parts. This
story is a fun way to introduce magnets in a story without going into
what magnets are just yet. It’s a great book to sit down and read to
students to get them more interested in what magnets are.
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