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Shields, Carol Diggory

BrainJuice: Science Fresh Squeezed!

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Richard Thompson. Clever and informative, this book's forty-one poems meet two demanding criteria: good science and good verse. Subjects--including earth and space sciences, life sciences, and chemistry--are treated accurately but lightheartedly ("Some genes are shy, they're called recessive, / While dominant genes are more aggressive"). Cartoon-style illustrations add humor, and mnemonic tips to the related science subject are atop most pages. Ind.

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