Darcy Pattison

"Pattison's clear explication of magnets integrates facts into a story format that children will easily comprehend.An engaging account of scientific observation and experimentation for kids."  Kirkus Reviews".inviting.appealing.interesting.." Booklist Online The compass needle always pointed north. This simple observation sent William Gilbert deep into research about magnets. William's insatiable curiosity led him to collect lodestones from all over the world, conducting fascinating experiments that debunked myths and revealed astonishing facts about magnets. But he kept coming back to the question of why the compass needle pointed north.
He finally concluded that Earth itself is "a great magnet." Gilbert's research led to a book about magnetism and earned him the name, the Father of Magnetism. Come on a journey of curiosity to discover the wonder of magnets and Earth's magnetic mysteries. MAGNET joins eight other books in award-winning Moments in Science series that focuses on small moments that changed science. MOMENTS IN SCIENCE SERIESThis exciting series focuses on small moments in science that made a difference.
The first six books have been translated into Korean. BURN: Michael Faraday's Candle  CLANG! Ernst Chladni's Sound Experiments, 2019 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book  POLLEN: Darwin's 130 Year Prediction, Junior Library Guild selection, Starred Kirkus Review 2020 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book  ECLIPSE: How the 1919 Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity  EROSION: How Hugh Bennett saved America's Soil and Ended the Dust Bowl, 2021 NSSTA Notable Social Studies Book  A.
I. How Patterns Helped A. I. Defeat World Champion Lee Sedol  FEVER: How Tu Youyou Adapted Traditional Chinese Medicine to Find a Cure for Malaria  AQUARIUM: How Jeannette Power Invented the Aquarium to Study Marine Life  MAGNET: How William Gilbert Discovered That Earth Is a Great Magnet