Scien-trickery: Riddles in Science

by J. Patrick Lewis, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator)

These clever riddle-rhymes cover everything from dinosaurs to gravity. The illustrations incorporate clues about the riddles, and the answers themselves are subtly included for anyone who needs a little extra help.
Endnotes expand on Albert Einstein, the solar system, and other fascinating scientific topics.

Genres: Poetry, Science, Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

J. Patrick Lewis is the current Children's Poet Laureate. He has written more than seventy children's books, including Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses. J. Patrick Lewis lives in Ohio.

Reviews

[Rin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading these hoping to find something for class. Too broad and too young I think. they're cute though

[Janelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun, short book of 18 riddles on scientific things. The illustrations are cute and often give away the riddle more than the poems. I gave 3 stars because I feel it has limited uses for home or school.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read There's Something in the Water in this book. Lewis does an amazing job integrating school subjects into poetry. His poems are so much fun. This particular poem introduces the periodic element letter for the make-up of water.

[Betsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book of poetic riddles about various topics in science. Answers are given below each poem. Lively cartoon style illustrations accompany each poem. Further (brief) information is given about each topic on the last page.

[Elizabeth]

Some of these might be fun to read at school visits as we prepare to Fizz Boom Read this summer. Sure, the planet one is outdated, but it probably wouldn't be too hard to change the words if these things are important to you.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book of science riddles - for me, it's more poetry than riddle but it was fun. Includes a page of notes at the back to provide more information about each riddle.

[Marianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids didn't even know they were reading poetry! Fun book.