Science Verse Hardcover – Picture Book, September 1, 2004

Very very clever! There’s a teachable lesson easily explained on every page with hilarious verse and illustrations.Adults may recognize ‘Casey At the Bat’, and Robert Frost poems…but in scientific rhyme.Kids ought to love this book.

My daughter loves this book - she loved it when she was 5, and still loves it, two years later. A very witty book, with some really advanced vocabulary & scientific ideas told in a very funny & engaging way. Not for faint of heart, though - it covers evolution ("Grandpa was an ape"), anatomy ("A poem ugly as a spleen"), parasites ("Mary had a little worm"), etc. Illustration are a perfect match for this "poetry of science".

BUY THIS!! If you are a science teacher of any grade you need to buy this immediately. It is great for younger kids because it's all poetry and fun pictures. It's also great for older students because it gets them thinking outside the box on topics they might not be as interested in. Literacy is so important in every subject, this is such a great book!

I wanted a book for 5th graders, but this book is for younger children. Still great poetry.

I keep getting more because I give them away. I give them away because whoever I read this to or reads it themselves like it so much! Not for toddlers but 7/8 year olds and up enjoy this. Especially during/after a "poetry unit".

Amazingly fun book. My 3 year old memorized all the poems in here because of the audio CD that came with it. Does it still come with it??One day over dinner he started reciting them all to our utter amazement. I knew he was listening to them but didn't know he had them memorized. A year later when "applying" to kindergarten, the teacher asked what his favorite book was that mom read lately. He asked her if she wanted to hear some science poetry....five minutes later she was in stitches. It's funny to hear a child say these poems with their child-like pronunciation of words. Thanks for the CD. It added a lot to the fun of this book.

This is such a fun book. My daughter loves it, she is 2.5 and enjoys the pictures and the silly poems. She demands this book be read to her every night, yes I know this book is for older children, however my daughter loves it. I bought it for her when she got older because I had the Math version of this when I was in grade school and had a nostalgic moment. As soon as the book came she wanted to read it and has fallen in love, considering getting all of them for her! Can't start too early I guess! I bought this used and it was in great condition, couldn't beat the price either!

I bought this book for my son, who is obsessed with science but not quite as entertained by reading. With this I killed two birds with one stone - got him reading and it's about science. The illustrations are brilliant and go along well with the poems. The poems themselves are written well and tell him different aspects of science so he's learning science while I can show him various types of poetry styles.I'd recommend this for any budding scientists out there