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Book
of the Month:
11 Experiments That Failed written by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
This book is an example of inquiry at its best! 
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!).
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Price: $18.99
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It is now possible to search for such books, by writing trait, by choosing
the trait that you want to focus on. Although each picture storybook would
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most clearly depicted in the text as examples. This is a new initiative
for us so please feel free to add and/or suggest any other picture books
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