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The The Sticky, Stinky Science Book
Science isn't dry and boring -- it's oozing with curiosity, dripping with fun and exploding with imagination! Filled with cool, crazy and downright gross science experiments to try at home, kids can find out first-hand how to make two different types of gloopy slime, take the shell off a raw egg without breaking it, grow soap to twice its size and much more. Experiments are alternated with single-page factual entries about crazy and gross science in the real world. Astonishing photos and delightfully gross illustrations fill this collection of simple-yet-wacky science experiments to try out at home. From gloopy slime to exploding volcanoes, this book is for budding scientists who aren't afraid to get their hands sticky or to sniff something stinky!
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64 pages, Hardcover
Published October 9, 2018
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January 17, 2019
Magic slime? A fart detector? Growing soap? A worm farm? Where was this book when I was a science geek age 10 searching for new ideas on how to stink up the house without getting in trouble?
For anyone who was once a science-inclined kid, and now has children with similar inclinations, or for any child getting ready to discover that science is fun—tons of fun, in fact—this is the book to get.
The many experiments, carefully crafted to provide a maximum of amusement at a minimum of cost (in both, time and money), will fill hours of otherwise dull afternoons with the most delicious kind of entertainment: the one that leaves us smarter than it found us.
From the illustrations to its tone, this book entertains as much as it teaches. Very importantly, it answers as many questions as it asks, helping children develop their natural curiosity. On the practical side of things, anyone who has ever faced the daunting task of helping a child find an interesting and worthy science project for a science fair or some other event of the kind, will find a big ally in this book. I’m not talking of plagiarism, of course, but of inspiration, as this book provides particular examples of things to do but also general ideas about what can be done when researching a certain subject and planning to turn your theoretical knowledge into practical experiments.
Why are there materials that seem solid and liquid at once? Why are our bones hard, instead of rubbery as the skeleton of a shark? And why should we leave worms alone instead of trying to get rid of them? As children (and perhaps more than one adult) carry on with the proposed experiments, they get to answer such questions while also discovering the why behind the process they’re observing. And there’s nothing better to understand science than to see it in action.
All in all, a great book, one that once you get will soon be filled with spots and dog-earer pages, for this is a book to experience many times with avid hands and an active mind.
For anyone who was once a science-inclined kid, and now has children with similar inclinations, or for any child getting ready to discover that science is fun—tons of fun, in fact—this is the book to get.
The many experiments, carefully crafted to provide a maximum of amusement at a minimum of cost (in both, time and money), will fill hours of otherwise dull afternoons with the most delicious kind of entertainment: the one that leaves us smarter than it found us.
From the illustrations to its tone, this book entertains as much as it teaches. Very importantly, it answers as many questions as it asks, helping children develop their natural curiosity. On the practical side of things, anyone who has ever faced the daunting task of helping a child find an interesting and worthy science project for a science fair or some other event of the kind, will find a big ally in this book. I’m not talking of plagiarism, of course, but of inspiration, as this book provides particular examples of things to do but also general ideas about what can be done when researching a certain subject and planning to turn your theoretical knowledge into practical experiments.
Why are there materials that seem solid and liquid at once? Why are our bones hard, instead of rubbery as the skeleton of a shark? And why should we leave worms alone instead of trying to get rid of them? As children (and perhaps more than one adult) carry on with the proposed experiments, they get to answer such questions while also discovering the why behind the process they’re observing. And there’s nothing better to understand science than to see it in action.
All in all, a great book, one that once you get will soon be filled with spots and dog-earer pages, for this is a book to experience many times with avid hands and an active mind.
November 9, 2018
Great science book with tons of experiments but also accurate and well explain informations in relation with those experimentations! Can be use at home, but could also help young teacher who teach science in elementary school to pass the theory, not just with this book obviously,m and then use the book and their experimentation has a conclusion/recompense! Very well done!!
November 21, 2018
Oh how my boys loved this book. They were thrilled at all the hands on experiments they could try out for themselves. I loved that they enjoyed his and learned at the same time.
November 11, 2018
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I just LOVE books about science experiments, especially those aimed at kids. I have found some very fun experiments while reading books like this, so of course I couldn’t resist this one. Plus, just look at that cover! It is just so much fun. Two kids having the best of times with an exploding experiment (warning kids, don’t do this at home :P).
And the introduction immediately sets a fun tone for the book with: “In this book, scence gets down and dirty. You’re about to dive into a world where things are STICKY; where they’re STINKY; where they are just plain messy, yucky, and disgusting. IN other words, where science is much more fun that you’d think. But guess what? Here’s the really cool part: IT’S STILL SCIENCE.”
Of course, like many other books, this one starts with slime (two times even). I was rolling my eyes at that, but slime has been a trend for a year or so now. Just like it was a trend when I was a kid. You just can’t flee from slime. But I guess I still liked it as it was going further on how slime, and later oobleck, works.
And that is how it is with each experiment. We get told what to do, and what to do in case it doesn’t work, in simple steps, and then it explains the science behind it and gives us some examples (like the bendy bone one that gave us some sharks because of their bendy skeletons).
My favourite experiment? Let’s see: Lemon Volcano! I really have to try that one myself soon.
I only skipped one, the Mould Farm. My stomach just isn’t the happiest already, and mould is just a big no no for me now.
At the end there are links to websites and a science lingo page. Definitely like that these two are added.
The book is also wonderfully illustrated with illustrations that fit the hilarious (and icky, sticky, stinky) science experiments that this book contains.
All in all, tons of fun, and I am sure kids will love this book.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I just LOVE books about science experiments, especially those aimed at kids. I have found some very fun experiments while reading books like this, so of course I couldn’t resist this one. Plus, just look at that cover! It is just so much fun. Two kids having the best of times with an exploding experiment (warning kids, don’t do this at home :P).
And the introduction immediately sets a fun tone for the book with: “In this book, scence gets down and dirty. You’re about to dive into a world where things are STICKY; where they’re STINKY; where they are just plain messy, yucky, and disgusting. IN other words, where science is much more fun that you’d think. But guess what? Here’s the really cool part: IT’S STILL SCIENCE.”
Of course, like many other books, this one starts with slime (two times even). I was rolling my eyes at that, but slime has been a trend for a year or so now. Just like it was a trend when I was a kid. You just can’t flee from slime. But I guess I still liked it as it was going further on how slime, and later oobleck, works.
And that is how it is with each experiment. We get told what to do, and what to do in case it doesn’t work, in simple steps, and then it explains the science behind it and gives us some examples (like the bendy bone one that gave us some sharks because of their bendy skeletons).
My favourite experiment? Let’s see: Lemon Volcano! I really have to try that one myself soon.
I only skipped one, the Mould Farm. My stomach just isn’t the happiest already, and mould is just a big no no for me now.
At the end there are links to websites and a science lingo page. Definitely like that these two are added.
The book is also wonderfully illustrated with illustrations that fit the hilarious (and icky, sticky, stinky) science experiments that this book contains.
All in all, tons of fun, and I am sure kids will love this book.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
June 18, 2019
Kids are going to enjoy trying these science experiments! I remember doing the penny one as a kid and - PEEEEEUUUU- did it stink! Kids will love it! Lots of fun! Do the Lemon Volcano OUTSIDE to avoid mess! Yep- it's a good summertime, fun time book.
October 5, 2020
I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
What a fun book. All sorts of gross science stuff that kids will love. The grosser the better.
What a fun book. All sorts of gross science stuff that kids will love. The grosser the better.
December 18, 2018
This was great for doing something fun at the weekends as well as learning. It is a great book for all children and a great gift idea!
Definitely would recommend this book
Definitely would recommend this book
December 28, 2018
Good experiments with sticky and slimy. Perfect for curious kids. The color and the drawings are appealing and engaging. The experiments are interesting. Highly recommended.
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