11 Experiments That Failed
"This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day," raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.
Is 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!).
Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter—the ingenious pair that brought you 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore—have…
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September 27, 2011Nancy Carpenter has won the Christopher Award for her picture book illustrations. A graduate of Parsons, she lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Wish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
A Letter to My Teacher
Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!
Carrie Pearson
Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children
Jonah Winter; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Dear Mr. Washington
Lynn Cullen; Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Imogene's Last Stand
Candace Fleming; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Heroes of the Surf
Elisa Carbone; Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
11 Experiments That Failed
Jenny Offill; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Jenny Offill; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad
Elvira Woodruff
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett; adapted by James Howe; illustrated by Nancy Sippel CarpenterJenny Offill is the author of the novels Last Things (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for the L.A. Times First Book Award), and Dept. of Speculation, which was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Pen Faulkner Award and the International Dublin Award. She lives in upstate New York and teaches at Syracuse University and in the low residency program at Queens University.
Sparky!
Jenny Offill; illustrated by Chris Appelhans
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf; Edited by Stella McNichol; Foreword by Jenny Offill; Introduction and Notes by Elaine Showalter
Weather
Jenny Offill
Last Things
Jenny Offill
Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill
While You Were Napping
Jenny Offill; illustrated by Barry Blitt
11 Experiments That Failed
Jenny Offill; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Jenny Offill; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Money Changes Everything
Edited by Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell