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Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780375847622 | 4-8 years Buy
Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780375983849 | 4-8 years Buy
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Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780375847622 | 4-8 years
Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780375983849 | 4-8 years
“This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day,” raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup—and nothing else—all winter? Can a washing machine wash dishes? By reading the step-by-step instructions, kids can discover the answers to such all-important questions along with the book’s curious narrator. Here are 12 “hypotheses,” as well as lists of “what you need,” “what to do,” and “what happened” that are sure to make young readers laugh out loud as they learn how to conduct science experiments (really!). Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter—the ingenious pair that brought you 17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore—have outdone themselves in this brilliant and outrageously funny book.
Jenny Offill is the author of the novels Last Things (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for the L.A. Times First Book Award), and Dept. of Speculation, which was shortlisted for the Folio Prize,… More about Jenny Offill
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2011: “This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day. Go ahead, break a few dishes in the washing machine, see the humor and enjoy this fine poke at every science fair that ever was.”
Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” WINNER 2011
Bank Street Child Study Children’s Book Award NOMINEE
Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE 2014
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