Curious McCarthy's Family Chemistry

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Just the Series: Curious McCarthy

Annotation: Curious is the middle-child of seven and as a budding scientist she views everything as an experiment worthy of observation--and during the week when the children are responsible for preparing dinner she comes up with a few hypotheses on family chemistry; for instance, happy families do not have younger brothers (or older sisters).

Genre: [Realistic fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #144109

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: STEAM

Publisher: Picture Window Books

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

Illustrator: Price, Mina,

Pages: 107 pages

ISBN: 1-515-81645-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-515-81645-4

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2017027771

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Middle-born children. Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Juvenile fiction.
Families. Juvenile fiction.
Science. Methodology. Juvenile fiction.
Middle-born children. Fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Fiction.
Family life. Fiction.
Science. Methodology. 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: 10,891

Reading Level: 4.2

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.2 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 190869 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: 540L

Guided Reading Level: R

Fountas & Pinnell: R

Now that budding scientist Curious McCarthy's dad is going back to work, the five oldest McCarthy kids will be helping more with chores and taking turns cooking dinner. When her parents present the daily chore chart, Curious is delighted that they forgot to assign her a task. She spends the next week trying to go unnoticed and chore-less as she learns about chemistry and observes it at work right in her own chaotic home. Her funny footnotes capture all the details of her observations for readers, who can then try their hand at science with an included experiment. The addition of a glossary and questions for the reader make this a great choice for libraries.

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