Newton's science class, a young boy has been "zapped" with a curse of the Science Verse, hearing everything as a science poem. In his humorous scientific twists on age-old poems, nursery rhymes, and songs Jon Scieszka has written a collection of creative, witty poems about a broad range of science topics! Setting the scene in Mr. Whimsical illustrations by Lane Smith complement each poem, and a CD of Scieszka (“rhymes with Fresca”) reciting the poems is also included.Įvaluation: This utterly delightful book of science rhymes will delight readers of all ages. Merry BIG BANG to all! And to all - Gesundheit!'” So let's call it something much grander, all right? 'Who will ever believe the world started by sneeze? Protons and neutrons, your grandma's pork roast. Yesterday's newspaper, tomorrow's burnt toast, The chicken, the egg, the birds and the bees, Helium, hydrogen, the mountains and seas, That dense dot exploded, spewing out stars, Then like ten jillion volcanoes, the universe blew. He huffled and snuffled and sneezed one AH-CHOO! "Oh, Dasher! Oh, Dancer! I can't hold it back!" When out of the nothing there appeared with a clatterĪ fat guy with reindeer and something the matter. It was hotter than hot.Įverything was compressed in one very dense dot.
Nothing existed - time, matter, or place.
"'Twas the night before Any Thing, and all through deep space, My favorite is this riff on “The Night Before Christmas”: Similarly, the complexity of natural phenomena is elucidated in “What’s the Matter?” in which the authors begin by explaining: Some are short but still so clever, as this one on the dual form of light: Many of the rhymes are take-offs of common songs and poems kids may recognize, such as “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost or “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll. This book teaches science while at the same time is full of fun, providing lots of laughs.
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