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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

Science Simplified

Dennis McKee and Lynn Wicker Β· 2021
57/100
πŸ‘Ž Skip It

Classroom Complete Press produces solid if unremarkable supplemental curriculum materials, and the dual read-then-discover structure here is a sensible pedagogical approach. The problem is that this series is fundamentally a teacher facilitation tool spread across many grade bands, not a book a student or family picks up independently, and its retail visibility is low enough that most people will not find it. Functional in its niche, but not a recommendation for a general audience.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance58
craft55
originality50
accuracy62
hype72
age-fit62
human-eye45
Penny’s verdict57
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