Curious McCarthy's Electric Ideas

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Just the Series: Curious McCarthy

Annotation: When the lights go out in her house fourth-grader and middle child Curious starts to consider the whole phenomenon of electricity and how it is created--but one of her younger brothers, John Glenn McCarthy, sees her scientific research as an opportunity for practical jokes.

Genre: [Realistic fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #144108

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: STEAM

Publisher: Picture Window Books

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 08/01/17

Illustrator: Price, Mina,

Pages: 104 pages

ISBN: 1-515-81644-3

ISBN 13: 978-1-515-81644-7

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2017014463

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Electricity. Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Juvenile fiction.
Middle-born children. Juvenile fiction.
Practical jokes. Juvenile fiction.
Elementary schools. Juvenile fiction.
Electricity. Fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Fiction.
Middle-born children. Fiction.
Practical jokes. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

In these chapter books, a large family's chaos provides ample fodder for observant middle child Curious McCarthy, whether she's studying family "chemistry" after their father gets a temp job or investigating electricity during a blackout. A likable, footnote-using narrator and the charming family of abundant siblings outweigh the self-conscious writing and uneven digital illustrations. The books include extension activities and discussion questions. Reading list. Glos.

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Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references.

Word Count: 10,277

Reading Level: 4.1

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.1 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 190868 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: 560L

Guided Reading Level: S

Fountas & Pinnell: S

When the power goes out at home, young scientist Curious McCarthy hypothesizes that when there is no electricity at the house, one of the seven McCarthy kids will get in trouble. The power comes back of before the hypothesis is proven true, but Curious's interest in electricity has been sparked. Using funny footnotes, Curious shares her observations of school and home in a crazy story featuring electrons, arm wrestling, cooties, and batteries made out of fruit! A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts provide reading support, while a related science experiment adds to the fun.

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