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The Weather Disaster
The Weather Disaster
Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 8, 2016
Review
The second in the new nonfiction science series "Mad Scientist Academy", "The Weather Disaster" is both entertaining and informational. Dr. Cosmic has invented a wearable weather balloon and a machine that controls the cooling and heating system of the school. When neither machine works as intended the students become instrumental in saving the situation. With a graphic novel presentation and containing monster like characters this book will be a crowd pleaser in first to third grade classrooms. A fun story line, factual scientific explanations, and winning illustrations make this a book that teachers will encourage children to read. Younger children will delight in the illustrations just as Joanna Cole's (Magic School Bus series) audiences have for years. Librarians will want to add this to primary school media centers and to public library collections.
"Mad Scientist Academy" series
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
McElligott, Matthew
Illustrator: McElligott, Matthew
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre: graphic novel
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780553523768
Price: 17.99