Sound: From Whisper to Rock Band by Christopher Cooper

Information about sound is interspersed with experiments involving sound that can be performed with objects commonly found within households. Pictures and diagrams help illustrate terms and concepts explained in text. This text would be appropriate for 6th graders and up.

Genre: Nonfiction

Cooper, C. (2004). Sound: From whisper to rock band. Chicago: Heinemann Library.

Adventures in Sound with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Emily Sohm, illustrated by Cynthia Martin and Anne Timmons

The topic of sound is introduced in a familiar, accessible way complete with key terminology. A detailed depiction of the anatomy of the human ear is paired with description of the individual elements that allow people to hear sounds.

One section addresses what sound can do and how it can aid oceanographers in their study of the ocean floor. Sonar pulses can be used to measure how far away objects are based on our knowledge of how fast sound moves.

Special attention is paid to protecting hearing by avoiding exposure to loud noises for a prolonged amount of time.

This book will entertain and inform 6th graders and up.

Genre: Nonfiction

Sohn, E. (2007). Adventures in sound with Max Axiom, super scientist. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.