Copyright Date:
2022
Edition Date:
2022
Release Date:
06/21/22
Illustrator:
Griffiths, Alex G.,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
0-7352-6730-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-7352-6730-5
Dewey:
E
LCCN:
2021942063
Dimensions:
21 x 29 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Fri Sep 16 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
In this series opener, a STEM-obsessed younger relative of Mother Goose sets out to fact-check the fairy tales page by page and finds plenty of errors. In nature, for instance, bears mostly live in dens or caves, not cottages. Similarly, according to the laws of thermodynamics, if Papa Bear's porridge was too hot, it would be Baby Bear's that was too cold, and Mama Bear's that was just right. Fortunately, Baby Bear is a budding researcher who follows the scientific method, gathering evidence from the state of the porridge and the chairs, forming a hypothesis, confirming it by marching into the bedroom, and then observing Goldilocks demonstrating the "fight-or-flight response" as she jumps out the window. Griffiths illustrates the incident in simply drawn scenes featuring rotund bears, a small blonde interloper, and, in side panels expanding on topics ranging from gravity to GPS, the occasional pink elephant or human scientist in a lab coat. Instructions for constructing a sturdy new chair for Baby Bear out of cardboard cap this eye-opening exposé.
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(Fri Sep 16 00:00:00 CDT 2022)
The first in a new series by the author of Franklin the Turtle! Join Professor Goose in this STEM-filled picture book as she fact-checks classic fairy tales and shares the science behind these flawed stories.
Mother Goose's fairy tales are NOT based in science, and her great niece Professor Goose thinks it's time to share the truth. Join Professor Goose as she — literally — travels through the pages of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, fact-checking, exposing the flaws and explaining the science. Bears don't live in cottages — they prefer dens! The smallest bowl of porridge wouldn't be "just right" — it would have been the coldest! Professor Goose is delighted to see Baby Bear use the scientific method and Goldilocks's fight or flight response. And maybe Goldilocks should have used a GPS so she wouldn't have gotten lost in the first place?
Jammed with jokes and wonderfully silly illustrations, this book entertains while it introduces basic scientific laws and rules to young readers. At the back of the book, readers will find Professor Goose's instructions on how to engineer their own chair for a (teddy) bear!
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