{"id":22288,"date":"2022-10-05T14:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=22288"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:10:49","slug":"surprises-by-edith-m-patch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/surprises-by-edith-m-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Surprises<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Edith M. Patch<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"530\" title=\"patch_surprises_thumbnail_medium\" data-id=\"22295\" src=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch_surprises_thumbnail_medium.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 450 \/ 675;\" data-width=\"353\" data-height=\"530\" data-init-width=\"450\" data-init-height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/previews\/patch_surprises_preview.pdf\" style=\"outline: none; display: inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\">Look inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Description:&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&nbsp;A series of investigations into objects, life forms, and forces that children encounter in their everyday life, written to arouse their interest and curiosity in their surroundings. Opening with a study of natural fibers and food from plants, focus shifts to two topics that alternate: forces of nature (earth, air, fire, and water) and sketches of animals (mammals, insects, and birds). A final section on earth, sun, moon, and stars directs the gaze outward. Science Games appear after every topic to encourage further action and reflection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:&nbsp; <\/strong><em>9-11<\/em><strong>Length:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>302 pages<\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span>Paperback<\/span><\/span><\/em><span><strong>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span>&nbsp;Black and white<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Year published:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span>2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span><span><span><strong>ISBN:<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><em>978-1-63334-184-5<\/em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><strong><span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>Nature Study<\/span><\/em>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Purchase book at Amazon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add print book to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. A Summer Dress2. Science Games3. Silk and Linen4. Science Games5. A Winter Coat6. Science Games7. Some Food from Plants<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>8. Science Games9. Fire Stories10. Science Games11. Some Animals Called Mammals12. Science Games13. Air<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>14. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>15. Some Insects<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>16. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>17. Water<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>18. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>19. Some Animals with Feathers<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>20. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>21. Finding Rocks<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>22. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>23. Earth, Sun, Moon, and Stars<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>24. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>25. Robert&#8217;s Science Party<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em><em><em>26. Science Games<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>An Inside View&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"622\" title=\"patch_surprises_pagespread\" data-id=\"22313\" src=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/patch_surprises_pagespread.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1204 \/ 904;\" data-width=\"829\" data-height=\"622\" data-init-width=\"1204\" data-init-height=\"904\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Related Titles&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-story-book-of-science-by-jean-henri-fabre\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"189\" title=\"fabre_science_cover\" data-id=\"3037\" src=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/fabre_science_cover.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 450 \/ 675;\" data-width=\"126\" data-height=\"189\" data-init-width=\"450\" data-init-height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-story-book-of-science-by-jean-henri-fabre\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>The Story Book of Science<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Jean Henri Fabre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/easy-experiments-in-elementary-science-by-herbert-mckay\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"189\" title=\"mckay_experiments_thumbnail_medium\" data-id=\"20604\" src=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mckay_experiments_thumbnail_medium.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 450 \/ 675;\" data-width=\"126\" data-height=\"189\" data-init-width=\"450\" data-init-height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/easy-experiments-in-elementary-science-by-herbert-mckay\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>Easy Experiments in Elementary Science<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Herbert McKay<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-look-about-you-nature-study-books-book-3-by-thomas-w-hoare\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"189\" title=\"hoare_nature3_cover\" data-id=\"11194\" src=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hoare_nature3_cover.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 450 \/ 675;\" data-width=\"126\" data-height=\"189\" data-init-width=\"450\" data-init-height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-look-about-you-nature-study-books-book-3-by-thomas-w-hoare\/\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>The &#8220;Look About You&#8221; Nature Study Books: Book 3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Thomas W. 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