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Caterflies and Ice: Zoey and Sassafras #4

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Why this book counts

  • Earth Science
  • Life Science
  • Story / Adventure
  • Maker / Problem-Solving

Caterflies and Ice traps magical eggs in an unexpected snowstorm and makes Zoey repair a failed rescue before the creatures hatch. Her experiments, research, and handwritten science journal carry the fantasy problem from question to tested solution.

The science inside

  • Weather & Climate

Your child will meet:

  • A useful investigation records observations, changes one plan at a time, and compares results.
  • When evidence shows that a solution failed, revising the idea is part of science rather than a defeat.
  • Temperature and weather can change the conditions developing eggs need, even though caterflies themselves are imaginary.

Use it this way

Pause after Zoey recognizes her mistake and copy one journal entry into three boxes labeled observation, idea, and result. Ask your child what evidence should change her next step, and keep any temperature activity to inanimate objects rather than live eggs or animals.

Parent effort: Quick discussion

A Mighty Girl Book of the Year

With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the series Zoey and Sassafras has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly every page make this series perfect for a wide range of ages. In the fourth book, an unexpected snow storm causes trouble for the magical creatures of the forest. When Zoey and Sassafras attempt to rescue trapped caterfly eggs, they make a mistake. Can they figure out a way to fix things before the baby caterflies hatch? Each story in the Zoey and Sassafras series features a new magical animal with a problem that must be solved using science. There isn't a set formula for each book; Zoey sometimes needs to run experiments, while other times she needs to investigate a mystery, and yet other times she needs to do research. Zoey models how to keep a science journal through her handwritten entries in each story. Each story is complete with a glossary of the kid-friendly definitions for scientific terms used. The series highlights child-led inquiry science and the topics covered align with both Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

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