Monster Science: Could Monsters Survive (and Thrive!) in the Real World?
Helaine Becker, Phil McAndrew (Illustrations)
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Release Date: September 6th, 2016
“What if the terrifying creatures of your nightmares were indeed prowling the big, wide world beyond your blankie?” begins the intriguing premise of this book. “Could they really exist? And if so, how?” In a completely original approach to exploring science, award-winning author Helaine Becker places six different kinds of monsters --- Frankenstein, vampires, bigfoot, zombies, werewolves and sea monsters --- under her microscope to expose the proven scientific principles behind the legends.
This was AWESOME!
I loved the concept of this. This book took something that most children (and a lot of adults) already like and linked it to science! I am a sucker for books that make science fun! I especially love that this book encouraged the students to look at each aspect skeptically and scientifically.
The best part of this book is that it talked about EVOLUTION!!! YES!
My only real complaint about this book is the lack of experiments or extension activities. I know that parents and teachers could find their own to add with this text and will but having a few included would have made this a home run.
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