Why Is Soap So Slippery? (Question & Answer Storybooks) - Hardcover

Ripley, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199104638 ISBN 13: 9780199104635

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Why is soap so slippery? Where does it go when I flush? Why do my fingers get all wrinkly in the tub? Bathtime is a time full of questions for children. Here are satisfying answers to these questions, and explanations of the everyday mysteries of splashy bathtime science. Follow the familiar routine through the pages, and--surprise!--it's a picture book, too.

About this title

About the Author

If there is such a thing as an expert on kids' questions, it would be Catherine Ripley. As a former editor of the award-winning Chickadee magazine for young children, Catherine began collecting questions submitted by curious readers. She continued through visits to various schools and libraries, turning her talent for making science fun to all the great questions kids could come up with. Catherine is also the author of Two Dozen Dinosaurs (Owl Books).

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1?A curious little boy's 12 bathroom questions, such as "How can hot and cold water run out of the same tap?," "Why do I have to brush my teeth?," and "Where does it go when I flush?," are answered simply in this elementary-level nonfiction title. Full- and double-page cartoons exaggerate points made in the text in order to make them clear to children. Included on the last page are four more bits of bath trivia. An appealing addition that could be used in classrooms for units on water or health.?Sandra Welzenbach, Memorial High School, San Antonio, TX
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0199104638
• ISBN 13: 9780199104635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ritchie Scot