Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Slimy Science and Awesome Experiments
Susan Martineau · 2001
70/100
👍 Worth It
This is the kind of activity book kids actually pull off the shelf on their own: the gross factor hooks them and the household-ingredient experiments keep expectations realistic. The science facts woven alongside each activity add genuine learning without feeling like a lecture. It is not the most polished STEM resource available today, but for a child who gets bored with textbooks, it earns its keep.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance68
craft65
originality62
accuracy72
hype75
age-fit85
human-eye70
Penny’s verdict70
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