Unicorns and Germs: A Problem That Grows on Its Own
A broken leg does not get worse while you sleep. An infection does. That difference is the hinge this whole book turns on, and it is one of the most...
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Grumplets and Pests: Is It a Pattern or a Bad Week?
A pile of bad days is either bad luck or a cause, and from the inside the two look exactly alike. Working out which one you are looking at is...
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Gnomes and Sneezes: A Cure That Refuses to Work
Most of this book is a treatment that does not work. Zoey tries, it fails, and she tries again. That long stretch of not knowing is the reason to own...
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Caterflies and Ice: The Book Where Zoey Gets It Wrong
A storm traps a clutch of eggs, Zoey tries to save them, and she makes it worse. Books for six year olds almost never let the helpful child be the...
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The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane: Real Weather
A storm is a machine. It has fuel, it has a shape, and it stops when the fuel runs out. That is a very different thing to hand a child...
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A Beehive Is a City: The Magic School Bus Inside One
Tens of thousands of insects, nobody in charge, no plan written down anywhere, and a working city gets built regardless. That is a different kind of science from a body...
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