11 Experiments That Failed
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A young child tries a series of wacky experiments, such as seeing if a piece of bologna will fly like a frisbee and determining whether seedlings will grow if watered with expensive perfume, and then must suffer the consequences of experiments gone awry.
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The author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do comes up with another list book. This time, our main character shows all the experiments she tried that failed, cleverly revealing in the process the quirky quality of children's thinking. Absolutely delightful.
“Question:
What makes fungus grow?
Hypothesis:
If left in a closet, food will rot and become a colorful fungus garden.
What You Need:
Brother's shoes
Bread and cheese
Water
What to Do:
1. Place food inside shoes.
2. Sprinkle with water.
3. Hide shoes in back of closet.
4. Return in two weeks.
What Happened:
Experiment is still under way.” (Accompanying drawing shoes a tennis shoe with mushrooms growing out of it.)
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