The language demands are very complex due to unfamiliar and subject specific vocabulary. There are no established Lexile, DRA or ATOS levels. Teachers will be delighted with the plethora of science topics covered: nutrition, the senses, astronomy, food chains, dinosaurs, evolution, the water cycle, anatomy, parasitism, scientific method, atomic theory, states of matter, metamorphosis, and the big bang.Īn interest level of grades 3-7 is suggested. Readers of all ages will be entertained and enlightened.
Lane Smith’s illustrations are equally energetic. The greatest challenge to readers will be keeping up with the academic vocabulary hurtling at them at the speed of light. With such comical presentations, complex science concepts become approachable and memorable. Some of my favorites include The Senseless Lab of Professor Revere: “Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of how loud noises go in your ear,” Lovely: “I think that I ain’t never seen A poem ugly as a spleen,” and ‘Twas the Night: “‘Twas the night before Any Thing, and all through deep space, Nothing existed - time, matter, or place.” Scieszka’s works are satires of classic poems, children’s songs, and nursery rhymes. Science Verse by Jon Scieszka is a book of poetry introducing science terms and concepts in ingenious ways.
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