I bought this book on the recommendation of my junior high school entrance exam prep tutor and used it as a reference. It's all in color, making it easy to visualize. Keimeisha New Science for General Knowledge: Basic Edition (Elementary Science Complete Textbook) This basic edition of a science textbook was created with the aim of "making children who dislike science like it a little more, and making children who like science like it even more." It's a rewritten and colorized version of the text used by the Keimeisha cram school, which specializes in junior high school entrance exams. The target audience is 4th and 5th graders. ■ Table of Contents Part 1: The World of Life Chapter 1: The Life of Insects Chapter 2: The Life of Animals Chapter 3: The Life of Plants Chapter 4: Living Things in the Four Seasons Chapter 5: Environment and Living Things Part 2: Earth and Space Chapter 1: Weather Observation Chapter 2: Observing the Night Sky Part 3: Science Around Us Chapter 1: Temperature and Heat Chapter 2: Measuring the Weight of Things Chapter 3: Conditions for Combustion Chapter 4: Magnifying Glasses and Sound Chapter 5: How Things Dissolve Chapter 6: The Movement of Things Junior High School Entrance Exam Experiments Science Cram School Top Schools Elementary School