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Author Albee, Sarah, author.

Title Fairy tale science : [explore 25 classic tales through hands-on experiments] / written by Sarah Albee ; illustrated by Bill Robinson.

Publication Info. New York : Odd Dot, [2021]

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 Bristol, Manross Branch - Children's Department  J507.2 ALB    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 507.8 ALB    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  J 507.8 ALBEE    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 507.8 ALBEE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 507.8 ALBEE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 507.8 ALB    DUE 05-22-23 Billed
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 507.8 ALB    Check Shelf
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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department  J507.8 ALBEE    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J MATH & SCIENCE 507.8 ALB    Check Shelf

Description 233 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Note Subtitle from cover.
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.
Grades 4-6 Odd Dot.
Subject Science -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature.
Fairy tales.
Literature and science -- Juvenile literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile literature.
Characters in literature.
Fairy tales. (OCoLC)fst00919916
Literature and science. (OCoLC)fst01000093
Science -- Experiments. (OCoLC)fst01108230
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author Robinson, Bill (Billiam), illustrator.
ISBN 9781250257611 (hardcover)
1250257611 (hardcover)
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