Boom! Splat! Kablooey!: Safe Science That's a Real Blast

by Pat Murphy, The Scientists of Klutz Labs (Editor)

WARNING:CHOKING HAZARD! Children under 8 yrs can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required. Keep uninflated balloons from children. Discard broken balloons at once.Boom! Splat! Kablooey! comes with all the special equipment you need to make ordinary ingredients from your kitchen go boom in impressive Have fun

60 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Pat Murphy’s latest short story collection is called "Women Up to No Good," a title that describes Pat’s attitude in general. Pat writes about strong women who are not afraid of making trouble.

Pat's fiction has won multiple awards for her science fiction and fantasy works, including the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Philip K Dick Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, and the Christopher Award. Her latest novel, "The Adventures of Mary Darling," is a historic fantasy -- a subversive take on Peter Pan (with a side helping of Sherlock Holmes). It will be out in May 2025 from Tachyon Publications.

Reviews

[Jennifer Rayment]

Jake's Review: This was so totally sic (mom's note: that means it is cool or awesome to us old people) I had so much fun playing with this book. It was loud and messy and made mom jump and made the little midget cry (mom's note: that would be his little brother). I want a whole bunch of books like this for me and my friends to play with. I wish our teachers used experiments like this to teach us science instead of the boring things they make us do. I wish the book was longer and had more things with it that we could experiment with. The only other thing I didn't like was that mom made me clean up everything after we were done while she sat in the front room reading and drinking a glass of wine - not fair, she was playing too!

Jake's Rating: 9/10


Mom's Review: I have to agree with Jake this book was so much fun and that kids would be far more interested in science if they had the opportunity to try experiments like the ones in this book. There are tons of bright colours, funky fonts and silly pictures to grab the children's attention and encourage them to keep looking through the book. The experiments are easy to follow and use items that most people either have available in their own homes or can easily pick up at the dollar store. This is a fabulous book to use during a rainy day and something the whole family can do together. I love that kids will learn science in such a fun and interesting way and they won't even know that they are learning something -- nothing better than tricking the kids : ) Take note teachers, if you want kids to learn make it fun and hands on, it will make your job a lot less stressful. Also the experiments are easy for the kids to clean up afterward so you can enjoy some time to yourself while the little heathens tidy up.

Mom's Rating: 10/10