Basher Science: Technology

I am an adult, and to my amazement, "Technology," a book published in 2012, had no female characters -- with one possible exception. Some examples: The author refers to the Movers-n-Shakers, Mega-Movers groups, the toilet and the telephone as "guys"; to gears & springs, microchips and rotors as "fellows"; to the radio, the digital camera, the 3-D printer and plastics as "dudes"; to steel as "the man of steel"; to the refrigerator as "the king of cool"; to the battery as a "portable prince"; and to the ion as "ion man." The possible exception: The author refers to the robot as "Cinderella," a character whose value as a female role model remains controversial. Ironically, some of the best characters in the book have no gender.Unfortunately, the same blatant lack of female characters marks some the other otherwise highly interesting books in the Basher series, "Physics" among them. To be fair, I have not read them all. Nevertheless, I think that the publishers have no interest in inspiring young budding female scientists. I encourage Basher to publish a revised series that will address this problem.

My 8 year old has decided that he is going to be a technology teacher by age 17. While I'm not sure that this book will be his only resource, it's given him an excellent jumping off place. The illustrations are engaging and the concepts connected to each character are easy to understand while still giving information that relevant to older students and even adults.

All of the books in this series are outstanding. They are spectacular in design and teach highly complex concepts to very young children. My daughter was naming her favorite elements from the periodic table at 4 years old because she was so intrigued with the way the information is presented. These books are also excellent in that you can introduce the information to a young child and the child can also use these books as reminders and reference guides in later years. Additionally, they come with informative posters that are constant reminders of the facts.

Perfect for young minds to grasp what makes technology do what it does. I love the way the information is categorized and illustrated. It's a good way to hook young learners and get them more excited about understanding the nuts and bolts of something they are already into (what kid doesn't like technology, right?).

My son is obsessed with the Basher books and this one is no exception

My 12 y.o. loves all of the Basher Science books and this one is no different. I haven't personally read them so I can't give any opinion except to say that he has 6-7 of them that he's collected over the past few years and enjoys reading them. If you have a child that's interested in science/math/technology, the entire series is great!

We love the Basher science books. I have been evangelizing them to all our friends. They are a big hit. They make great birthday presents.

Amazing way to make science interesting and accessible to kids!

I have bought my kids every single one of the Basher books and they are brilliant. The characterisation and graphics used bring the subject matter to life in a cool and funky way that the kids really love, and so they read a book and learn all sorts of facts, without thinking they are reading a factual book at all!

Bought for my son who really likes it. It is a relatively small book, larger than was expected. It is packed with easy to understand topics, children friendly pictures and written in a clear manner that my son finds enjoyable and informative. Would have given five stars but the extra size takes away from the overall pleasure of owning it.

Shame this is an exlibrary book, the poster at the rear was torn and tatty and it was well used. I am not a fan of ex library stock and would prefer to be told. The content of the book is brilliant though.

Good

My Grandson was thrilled with his birthday present