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Science Verse

Jon Scieszka author Lane Smith illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:23rd Sep '04

Should be back in stock very soon

Science Verse cover

What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration about predators and prey? A twinkle-twinkle little star transforms into a twinkle-less, sunshine-eating-and-rhyming-Black Hole? What if amoebas, combustion, metamorphosis, viruses, the creation of the universe are all irresistible, laugh out loud poetry? Well, you're thinking in science verse, that's what. And if you can't stop the rhymes the atomic joke is on you. Only the amazing talents of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith could make science so much fun.

“Clever and often droll, the verse ably juggles facts, meter, and rhyme schemes and usually reflects a student’s point of view: grossed out by the human body, bored by yet another year of dinosaur study, more concerned about writing down the right answer than getting at the truth….A beautifully designed book—intelligent, irreverent, inviting, and downright irresistible.”—Booklist, starred review

  • Winner of ALA Notable Book.
  • Winner of New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.
  • Winner of Parents' Choice Award.

ISBN: 9780670910571

Dimensions: 286mm x 287mm x 11mm

Weight: 646g

40 pages