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asimilarkite's review against another edition
4.0
Oh boy, I am really behind on book reviews. I book-talked this during Summer Reading school visits to mostly 4th and 5th graders, and they were SO PSYCHED about it. Probably mostly because part of my book-talk was demonstrating the Frankenstein's Hand experiment.
In all honestly, this is a pretty straightforward science experiment book. The thing that pushes it over the edge to awesome is the visual design of the book. It is SO appealing. There are no large blocks of text, tons of pictures, and drawings for each step of each experiment. I also love that it's a pretty school-y book, but makes all the science stuff really appealing and fun and not lecture-y.
In all honestly, this is a pretty straightforward science experiment book. The thing that pushes it over the edge to awesome is the visual design of the book. It is SO appealing. There are no large blocks of text, tons of pictures, and drawings for each step of each experiment. I also love that it's a pretty school-y book, but makes all the science stuff really appealing and fun and not lecture-y.
shannny2k's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
The science is generally accurate and accessable to kids. Some of these experiments are quite old and haven't been updated for modern times. (Example: film canister rocket. Who has a film canister anymore?) Plus others could have easily been updates to use materials that are more available around the house.
hcramer22's review against another edition
4.0
While I didn’t get the sudden urge to run outside and try any of these experiments myself, a lot of them seem like they would be quite fun to do with children one day. I’ll be the coolest auntie around once my friends’ kids get old enough for these!
Highly recommend to any parents out there stuck with children at home that need to be entertained while still learning science.
Also, the art and style of this book is excellent!
Highly recommend to any parents out there stuck with children at home that need to be entertained while still learning science.
Also, the art and style of this book is excellent!
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