Incredible Edible Science (Scientific American Mysteries of Science)
Categories: Books, Children's Books



Grade level: 4 - 6
Dimensions: 8 x 0.25 x 9 inches
Reading age: 10 - 12 years
ISBN-13: 978-0716765011
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0716765012
Publisher: W H Freeman & Co
Publication date: January 1, 1994
subtitle: Hardcover – January 1, 1994
author: Tina L. Seelig Lynn Brunelle
review: Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal Grade 5-8-While this volume is attractive with its lively cartoons and tantalizing title, the text is sometimes confusing and often misleading. The recipes are easy to follow and use commonly found ingredients. Kitchen safety is mentioned. Terry Jennings's Everyday Chemicals (Childrens, 1989) uses a similar approach, but is not limited to the kitchen. Stick with Vicki Cobb's Science Experiments You Can Eat (1972) and More Science Experiments You Can Eat (1979; both Lippincott) to teach chemistry through the medium of cooking. Meryl Silverstein, American Museum of Natural History, New York City Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Gr. 4-8. After a slow beginning (a discussion of solutions and boiling points, followed by a couscous recipe), chapters offer better recipes as well as more interesting science, explaining, for example, curds and whey and the difference between light and dark meat. With colorful cartoon sketches decorating the pages, the book maintains a good fit between children's interests and lessons to be learned. A glossary is appended. Mary Harris Veeder