Dragons vs. Unicorns |
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| Authors: | Biberdorf, Kate |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | JUV028000, JUV014000, JUV036000 |
| ISBN: | 9780593116562, Related ISBNs: 0593116550, 0593116569, 0593208706, 0593208714, 9780593116555 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 144, |
| Audience: | Children/juvenile |
Synopsis: Science explosions! Theater! Mystery! Friendship! Fifth grader Kate the Chemist uses STEM knowledge to do incredible things!
Kate the Chemist is a ten-year-old science problem solver. There's no problem Kate can't fix! When her best friend, Birdie, is cast as the lead unicorn in their school's musical Dragons vs. Unicorns, and Kate is chosen to be the assistant director, they agree this is going to be the best musical EVER! Kate is a natural assistant director; like all good scientists, she's smart and organized, but she also comes up with great ideas. But when everything starts going wrong with the musical and Kate realizes someone is sabotaging the show, will her special science sleuthing skills help save the day--and the show?
Help young Kate the Chemist as she solves science problems in her community, starting with the school musical: Dragons vs. Unicorns!
From Kate the Chemist, chemistry professor and science entertainer as seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Today Show, comes a clever and fun middle grade series that is the perfect introduction to STEM for young readers!
Make Your Own Unicorn Glue! Experiment Inside!
Praise for Kate the Chemist: Dragons vs. Unicorns:
"Proves that science and fun go together like molecules in a polymer."--School Library Journal
"It's a great introduction to the basics of Chemistry that is readily accessible to a variety of ages . . . . The way the everyday chemistry is blended in is done seamlessly, and has [me and my ten-year-old son] noticing how we are all doing a little bit of science everyday." --GeekMom.com
Kate the Chemist is a ten-year-old science problem solver. There's no problem Kate can't fix! When her best friend, Birdie, is cast as the lead unicorn in their school's musical Dragons vs. Unicorns, and Kate is chosen to be the assistant director, they agree this is going to be the best musical EVER! Kate is a natural assistant director; like all good scientists, she's smart and organized, but she also comes up with great ideas. But when everything starts going wrong with the musical and Kate realizes someone is sabotaging the show, will her special science sleuthing skills help save the day--and the show?
Help young Kate the Chemist as she solves science problems in her community, starting with the school musical: Dragons vs. Unicorns!
From Kate the Chemist, chemistry professor and science entertainer as seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Today Show, comes a clever and fun middle grade series that is the perfect introduction to STEM for young readers!
Make Your Own Unicorn Glue! Experiment Inside!
Praise for Kate the Chemist: Dragons vs. Unicorns:
"Proves that science and fun go together like molecules in a polymer."--School Library Journal
"It's a great introduction to the basics of Chemistry that is readily accessible to a variety of ages . . . . The way the everyday chemistry is blended in is done seamlessly, and has [me and my ten-year-old son] noticing how we are all doing a little bit of science everyday." --GeekMom.com
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