In 1995, Mrs. Fibonacci laid a Math Curse; this year, it's Mr.
Newton who says, " . . . if you listen closely enough, you can hear
the poetry of science in everything." What follows is a madcap
collection of science poetry that lampoons familiar songs ("Glory,
glory, evolution") and poems ("Once in first grade I was napping").
The whole lacks the zany unity of its predecessor, opting for an
impressionistic tour of scientific terms and principles; the
illustrations are less integrated into the text as well, if
individually often quite inspired (a set of antiqued nursery rhyme
panels are just perfect). Some of the poems rise to the level of
near genius (" 'Twas fructose, and the vitamins / Did zinc and dye
[red #8]"), while others settle for the satisfyingly gross ("Mary
had a little worm. / She thought it was a chigger"). If this
offering falls short of the standard set by Math Curse, it will
nevertheless find an eager audience, who will hope that the results
of Mr. Picasso's curse will soon be forthcoming. (Poetry. 8-12)
(Kirkus Reviews)
"Amoeba"
Don't ever tease a wee amoeba
By calling him a her amoeba.
And don't call her a him amoeba.
Or never he a she amoeba.
'Cause whether his or hers amoeba,
They too feel like you and meba.
What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a
sing-aloud celebration about predators and prey? A twinkle-twinkle
little star transforms into a twinkle-less, sunshine-eating-and
rhyming Black Hole? What if amoebas, combustion, metamorphosis,
viruses, the creation of the universe are all irresistible,
laugh-out-loud poetry? Well, you're thinking in science verse,
that's what. And if you can't stop the rhymes . . . the atomic joke
is on you. Only the amazing talents of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith,
the team who created Math Curse, could make science so much
fun.
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