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Zap! Blink! Taste! Think!: Exciting Life Science for Curious Minds

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After I read this book I was amazed at everything from the quality of the writing and the captivation of the experiments to the jokes and proverbs placed on the pages time to time. It was easy to read, not at all hard to understand.
In baseball, a player who can do "everything" is called a five-tool player. The "tools" are speed, fielding, contact hitting, power hitting, and the strength of the player's arm. Now, if there was something in the book world that was the equivalent of this honor, let's call it the five element book. The five categories are if it's 1. Interesting 2. Exciting
3. Informing 4. Well written and 5. Creative. Mrs. Chahrour's book easily falls under each of the these categories. Me and my family also agreed that it was really fun and extremely simple. I would highly recommend the book to middle schoolers, but also to their parents and family. It changed the way I looked at science by seeing how much fun and simple it can really be.

For starters, read the reviews of Flash Bang Pop Fiz! to get an idea about the strengths of this series. The second book is written in the same format and is an equally valuable tool for young and aspring scientists. While life science activities typically lack the "WOW!" of physical science, there is much in this book to keep youngsters engaged. Once again, the author gives her readers serious experiments that they can take as far as they desire. The illustrations are fantastic; the qoutes and jokes may be a bit surprising, but they are worth reading on their own. For a second time, the author has designed a book that will appeal to a wide range of readers, without sacrifcing serious (and unusually accurate) content.