Copyright Date:
2021
Edition Date:
2021
Release Date:
01/12/21
Pages:
136 pages
ISBN:
0-593-11661-5
ISBN 13:
978-0-593-11661-6
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2021000913
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
Kate might get to impress her scientist hero-if she can stop her saboteur.Fifth grader Kate, a White girl in a diverse school, loves chemistry. She loves science class, science projects, and watching her favorite pop scientist, Dr. Caroline, on YouTube. So she's overwhelmed when she learns that her school's received a grant to have a STEM night, and the judge they're flying in to evaluate the fifth grade science projects is Kate's beloved Dr. Caroline. Each of her friends knows immediately what science project they'll do. Elijah, a Black boy who loves drumming, explores sound quality. Birdie, a South Asian girl who loves art, experiments with ink chromatography. But Kate, who, in her own words, is "obsessed" with science, has no idea what to do. After a hubris-fueled false start, Kate gets a clever (and YouTube-ready) idea, but someone in the school is sabotaging her. Parts of her experiment keep being destroyed, and someone writes mean things on her science fair poster. Kate's use of science to solve the mystery works well within the plot; one sequence explains how to dust for fingerprints with cocoa powder. Uninteresting science clip art doesn't add much artistic spice, but the included fruit-battery experiment (which requires equipment which might be present in the home) is a good choice. The series protagonist's obsession with author avatar Dr. Caroline is a throughline that's run its course.The science is interesting; the flat story is less so. (Fiction. 8-10)
The third installment of the Kate the Chemist series that shows kids that everyone can be a scientist! Perfect for fans of the Girls Who Code series.
Kate's school is having their first-ever STEM Night and the prizes are incredible! Kate is determined to win and comes up with the perfect experiment. But as she and her best friend, Birdie, start preparing, they find that Kate's project keeps getting messed up. Will Kate be able to use her science know-how to find out who is behind the STEM night sabotage? And will she fix her project before it's too late?
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 Lemon Battery! 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