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The discussion centers on finding leveled books about important scientists suitable for 3rd to 4th graders or beginners in science, with a request for resources in English or Spanish. Participants recommend exploring the Internet Archive, specifically the "Folkscanomy Science" collection, which offers a wide range of public domain and permissively licensed titles. Users are cautioned against low-quality facsimile editions that may be difficult to read. The collection is noted for its vast array of topics and levels, allowing users to download books in various formats, including PDF. Participants express enthusiasm for browsing the collection, highlighting the enjoyment of discovering unique titles, such as "Do you Speak Venusian?" by Patrick Moore. The emphasis is on the importance of sifting through the available materials to find suitable options for beginners.
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I'm looking for leveled books of original most important scientists' titles, both for aprox.3 - 4 grade and / or beginners in science. I would appreciate any information available, either in English, or Spanish.
Tjank you in advance. Montserrat
 
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Beware of 'budget' facsimile editions as you may find them illegible, with badly scanned pages smudged and/or skew...
 
Thanks for your advise ...
 
diogenesNY said:
Have a look here: https://archive.org/details/folkscanomy_science

Lots of titles, most Public domain or other permissive licence. All levels of background... you will be amazed what you will find.

Check it out.

diogenesNY

Great ! Thanks a lot.
Do you think those would be suitable for beginners ??
 
Well, you will have to scroll through them and take your measure.

There is an enormous quantity of books ranging across multiple topics and all levels of skill and experience. Just start scrolling through them. Most will probably not be of interest, but you will certainly find examples of what you are looking for. An added bonus is that they can all be downloaded in a variety of formats, including .pdf.

Lots of stuff there, it is up to you to pick the gems from the pebbles.

diogenesNY
 
diogenesNY said:
Well, you will have to scroll through them and take your measure.

There is an enormous quantity of books ranging across multiple topics and all levels of skill and experience. Just start scrolling through them. Most will probably not be of interest, but you will certainly find examples of what you are looking for. An added bonus is that they can all be downloaded in a variety of formats, including .pdf.

Lots of stuff there, it is up to you to pick the gems from the pebbles.

diogenesNY

Duly noted. I was just trying to "save some time" taking advantage from your knowledge ... ;-)
Once again ... thanks a lot !
 
N/P...

Actually, I think it is a lot of fun to just scroll through the listing and see what you can find. I always find lots of things to take a look at and download to read... and sometimes find a 'hard' copy of in the library.

The semi-random flood of content is half the fun. I am now reading a book I found on there by Patrick Moore on the subject of people with fairly outlandish theories and models... curated in a fairly gentle manner.

It is entitled 'Do you Speak Venusian?' and it is a lot of fun.

diogenesNY
 

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