Description |
233 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
Note |
Subtitle from cover. |
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Introduction: Testing the tales -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs: One bad apple -- The three little pigs: Blowback -- The nightingale: Retweeting -- Ali Baba and the forty thieves: An open secret -- The princess and the pea: A royal pain -- Rumpelstiltskin: Guess again -- The frog prince: Prince alarming -- Hansel and Gretel: Home sweet home -- The sorcerer's apprentice: Divide and be conquered -- The tortoise and the hare: A bad hare day -- Stone soup: Stirring things up -- Goldilocks and the three bears: Porridge problems -- Jack and the beanstalk: Stalk of the town -- Rapunzel: Social climbing -- The boy who cried wolf: Liar, liar -- Humpty Dumpty: Falling to pieces -- Sleeping Beauty: Asleep at the wheel -- Vikram and the vampire: Undeniably dead -- Chicken Little: Poultry in a panic -- The emperor's new clothes: The naked truth -- The ugly duckling: Just ducky -- The Bremen town musicians: Banding together -- Little red riding hood: Gulp -- Hua Mulan: She's the man -- Cinderella: Shoe shenanigans. |
Summary |
"Explore the laws of physics, principles of chemistry, and wonders of biology in this collection of classic stories with a hands-on STEM twist. From Snow White to Chicken Little to Ali Baba and the forty thieves-- read each story like a scientist. Determine if a glass slipper can withstand an evening of ballroom dancing, explore the buoyancy of a magical frog, test the power of blowing air on a house, and so much more. Find out what happens actually ever after!"--Back cover. |
Audience |
Ages 8-12 Odd Dot. |
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Grades 4-6 Odd Dot. |
Subject |
Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
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Fairy tales.
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Literature and science -- Juvenile literature.
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Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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Characters in literature.
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Fairy tales. (OCoLC)fst00919916
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Literature and science. (OCoLC)fst01000093
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Science -- Experiments. (OCoLC)fst01108230
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Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Added Author |
Robinson, Bill (Billiam), illustrator.
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ISBN |
9781250257611 (hardcover) |
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1250257611 (hardcover) |
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