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11 Experiments That Failed

By Jenny Offill
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

By Jenny Offill
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

By Jenny Offill
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

By Jenny Offill
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

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Hardcover $17.99

Sep 27, 2011 | 40 Pages | 4-8 years

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Sep 27, 2011 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years

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    About 11 Experiments That Failed

    “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.

    About 11 Experiments That Failed

    “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.

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    While You Were Napping
    Sparky!
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    About Jenny Offill

    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, the Pen Faulkner Award and the International… More about Jenny Offill

    About Jenny Offill

    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, the Pen Faulkner Award and the International… More about Jenny Offill

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Sep 27, 2011 | 40 Pages | 11 x 9-1/2 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780375847622

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Sep 27, 2011 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780375983849

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    Praise

    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.”

    Awards

    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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