{"product_id":"11-experiments-that-failed-hardcover","title":"11 Experiments That Failed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Offill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy Carpenter\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day,\" raved \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e in a starred review. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup--and nothing else--all winter? Can a washing machine wash dishes? By reading the step-by-step instructions, kids can discover the answers to such all-important questions along with the book's curious narrator. Here are 12 \"hypotheses,\" as well as lists of \"what you need,\" \"what to do,\" and \"what happened\" that are sure to make young readers laugh out loud as they learn how to conduct science experiments (really!). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter--the ingenious pair that brought you \u003ci\u003e17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e--have outdone themselves in this brilliant and outrageously funny book.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJENNY OFFILL is the author of \u003ci\u003e17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eParenting\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Book of the Year and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003e11 Experiments That Failed, \u003c\/i\u003e also a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e in a starred review, called \"the most joyful and clever whimsy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNANCY CARPENTER is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003e17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e by Jenny Offill, called picture-perfect in a starred review by \u003ci\u003eSchool Libary Journal;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eImogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming; Apples to Oregon, \u003c\/i\u003e an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, and \u003ci\u003eFannie in the Kitchen, \u003c\/i\u003e both by Deborah Hopkinson; \u003ci\u003eSitti's Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e by Naomi Shihab Nye, winner of the Jane Addams Picture Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eMasai and I \u003c\/i\u003eby Virginia Kroll. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.8 x 11.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176670433415,"sku":"9780375847622","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3ded6dfb00393088324f547c48b5173e.webp?v=1733391623","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/11-experiments-that-failed-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}