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Frankenslime

By Mariah

 

Written by Joy Keller
Illustrated by Ashley Belote
Feiwel & Friends, 2021. Picture Book

Victoria is a young scientist who loves to make slime. She makes all kinds of slime: rainbow cloud slime, ketchup clime, magnetic slime, etc. One day, she has a brilliant idea and makes slime that comes alive! She thinks that the slime is trying to chase her, but really the slime just wants to be her friend. It turns out that, Goop, the living slime, makes a really great lab assistant. Frankenslime has bright, exciting illustrations. In addition to the fun text, there are humorous post-it notes, and notebook pages throughout the book. On the first page, the illustration shows the steps of the scientific method scribbled on the wall. This would be a great way to add a touch literacy to a science lesson to introduce the scientific method. Frankenslime will be exciting for kids of all ages because who doesn't love slime?? There are even recipes for three of the slimes featured in the book, so you can make your own slime in conjunction with reading. 


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