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You Gotta Try This! Absolutely Irresistible Science

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I am very sorry that the woman who tried to do the project we called "Flameless Fire" failed to get the expected results and condemned the entire book for it. I can assure you that it does work and I have used it in many teacher inservices. Perhaps she didn't mix in enough oxygen. In any case, the experiments I put in my books have been tested by me. But they are not "fool-proof" recipes. Conditions vary and often people don't follow directions. I also intend these experiments to be the beginning of an adventure into science, not just solve a problem for a kid who needs to fulfill an assignment.

I don't know the authors, but I can't say enough about how fun and inspiring these books are for children - I recommend them to homeschoolers all the time. I wish I'd had books like this when I was little - my son had a ball with them, and they got him reading far more than he would have otherwise. I can see that the reviewer who had an unfortunate experience must have been under a lot of stress when she wrote the review, but I hope the family referred back to the book later and had some fun with it. I'd suggest that people take advantage of the cool feature Amazon offers where they can "look inside" or "search inside" the books and see for themselves what fun there is to be found in them!

What a fun and easy way to encourage science for those of us who are "scientifically challenged!" Just a note: in my area Kinko's does NOT carry the Wausau Papers Astrobrights Galaxy Gold. They do carry other colors, but since Galaxy Gold was specified in these two experiments, I did not purchase another color. Did find it at Office Max. The "Blood on Your Hands" worked great and was really fun! Have tried "Code Red" twice unsuccessfully. Any suggestions? I really want this to work!

My daughter age 9 wanted to be in the school science fair. So we looked at books from the library and picked "You Gotta Try This" because of the handwarmer experiment. We tried several times and the only warmth we got was from wishful thinking, plus a big black mess from smashing charcoal. Maybe we did something wrong, but I was hoping for something foolproof. Now we gotta think of something else in 2 weeks. HELP--PLEASE!