11 Experiments That Failed

"This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day," raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup--and nothing else--all winter? Can a washing machine wash dishes? By reading the step-by-step instructions, kids can discover the answers to such all-important questions along with the book's curious narrator. Here are 12 "hypotheses," as well as lists of "what you need," "what to do," and "what happened" that are sure to make young readers laugh out loud as they learn how to conduct science experiments (really ).

Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter--the ingenious pair that brought you 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore--have outdone themselves in this brilliant and outrageously funny book.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 09/27/2011
ISBN: 9780375847622
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.80h x 11.40w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/15/2011
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2011
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 40 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw