Science Fair Bunnies by Kathryn Lasky

Clyde and Rosemary were doing a science project on plants but the beans for the project had wilted. Clyde thinks that his and Rosemary chances of winning the science fair are over until his loose tooth gives him an idea. Since he and Rosemary have loose teeth, they want to see how different liquids stain the teeth. Rosemary gives up her very first loose tooth "for science". The pair has two teeth to experiment with but they need at least one more so they solicit people at school to give up their loose teeth for science. Someone gives up their tooth and they start working on their experiment. Clyde's tooth is stained with tea, Rosemary's tooth is stained with strawberry jello, and the other tooth is stained with grape soda. At the science fair Rosemary and Clyde's project is the most original and they win the blue ribbon that they always hoped for!

This book is about science and how to conduct a science project. Teachers can use this book to show students how they should not give up on things that they may be working on. This book could also get the students to start thinking about a science project that they would like to do if the school is working on having a science fair.

Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy by Jane Yolen

Commander Toad is a toad that lives in space. He is the captain of the ship Star Warts and he has his own crew. The crew members are Mr. Hop, Lieutenant Lily, Jake Skyjumper, and Doc Peeper. One day the crew gets a secret message to go on a dangerous mission. They have to pick up an intergalactic spy from a place called Eden. The spy is Commander Toads cousin and the crew has to fly to Eden where all of the spies wear disguises. The receive three specific clues; his cousin will wear a croak-a-dial, drink croak-a-cola, and carry a photograph of his favorite cousin. When they arrive in Eden, they are greeted by five spies in disguises. Each spy has on all of the clues that Commander Toad received. In order to find out which spy is Commander Toad's cousin, the crew gives the spies a challenge. They make each spy run through a field of tulips. The spies run through and bees and flies come out of the tulips. Only one spy sticks out his tongue to catch the flies as he ran through the field. Commander Toad knew that this spy was his cousin. When the spy removed his disguise he was indeed Commander Toad's cousin.

Teachers can use this book to discuss fiction books in their classrooms. Because this is a story about a toad in space, children will know that is not true. Teachers can use this book as well as other science fiction books to discuss this genre and have the students make up their own science fiction stories using the elements that they find in different stories.

June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner

In Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, there was a girl named Holly Evans. Holly launched vegetables into the sky. She was doing a science experiment to see how the effects of the extraterrestrial conditions on vegetable growth. She launches her seeds and on June 29, 1999, people on earth make a remarkable discovery!. They found giant vegetables everywhere. People found cabbage, cucumbers, lima beans and broccoli. One day, Holly watched the news and she heard the newscaster say "Cauliflower carpets California, spinach blankets Greenwich and arugula covers Ashtabula." Holly realized that she did not plat and send these types of vegetables into space and she wondered what happened to her vegetables....

Teachers can use this book in their classrooms to spark the imaginations of the scientists in the class. The teacher could also use this book to talk about predictions and cause and effect. The students can make predictions abut what will happen to Holly's vegetables and also make more predictions when Holly realizes that the huge vegetables were not hers.

The Time Machine and Other Cases By Semour Simon

Einstein Anderson is a very smart boy. He uses science to solve lots of riddles and problems that his friends have. In this chapter book, Einstein solves cases such as "Mysterious Tracks, Disappearing Ice Cream, and the Lightweight Rocket". Since Einstein is so smart his friends always try to trick him. His friend Margaret tries to fool Einstein with mysterious animal tracks in the woods but Einstein knew that she was not telling the truth. He used science to figure out that she made up an animal and the tracks too!

Teachers could use this book to teach students that science is everywhere. If Einstein did not understand science , he could not solve all of the mysteries in the book. This book also gives the reader a chance to solve the mystery before Einstein does so it engages the reader in the text.

The Wump World by Bill Peet

Wump World is a small world that is only grasslands and rivers. Wumps live there and it is perfect for them. They had no worries and no enemies. Suddenly, from outer space came a huge steel monster. The monster puffed fire and spit smoke. Metal legs came from the sides of the monster and strange busy creatures came out of it. The creatures were called the Pollutians and they were from planet Pollutus. The wumps were frightened and dived into a cave. The Pollutians knocked down trees and built 100 story sky scrapers. The wump world was now busy and loud. The air began to get polluted and the wumps had to eat moss from rocks and mushrooms to survive. Soon, no one could breathe the air or drink the water. The Pollutians packed upp and left wump world within 24 hours. Finally, the wumps came out of the cave and find that their world had been changed. There still is a section of the world that is green and the wumps munched on the grass. There is still hope for the wumps.

Teachers can use this book to talk with their students about pollution and how to keep the air clean. The class could also talk about recycling and how to save the world that we live in.