The Secret Science Projec that Almost Ate the School

Title: The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School
Author: Judy Sierra
Illustrator: Stephen Gammell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2006
Genre: Picture Book
Audience: Gr. PreK-2
Overview: The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School is a picture book about a student who is struggling to come up with a project for the science fair, as he witnesses all of his classmates come up with great ideas. He does some research on the internet and finds something that he believes will easily win first place at the science fair, "Super Slime." However, this "slime" isn't all it is cracked up to be when it starts to take over and digest everything in sight. He finally comes up with a way to calm down his super freaky science fair project and, although doesn't win first place, has undoubtedly the most memorable project of them all.
Activity: This book would be great to introduce a science lesson. Since the book is aimed at a younger crowd who may not be participating in a science fair, it would be the perfect opportunity to explain what a science fair is and could perhaps host a mock-science fair, where the students would research a topic and pick something that they think they would like to do research on.
Reviewer's Name: Moira Schafle