Pirate, Viking & Scientist - Hardcover

A Wisconsin Picture This! Award Nominee "From the informative endpapers to the graph paper backgrounds, readers will be absorbed by every playful scientific detail. Terrific choice for classrooms and read-alouds to introduce themes of friendship and science." --Booklist "With boisterous drawings...and a preface providing key terms in the scientific method, it's great inspiration for classroom science units or at-home Venn-diagramming."--Publishers Weekly "The accessible text, silly premise, and simple yet accurate incorporation of scientific principles make this a unique gem for elementary collections.... This is a great read-aloud to foster discussions around the scientific process and important lessons about friendship. An excellent addition."--School Library Journal "A clear triumph for the scientific method....as funny as it is sneakily informative."--Kirkus Reviews

Pirate is friends with Scientist. Scientist is friends with Viking. Pirate and Viking are NOT friends. What will Scientist do? Use his brain, of course! Can Scientist conduct a clever experiment that will bring the battling brutes together once and for all? Find out in this tale of a classic friendship conundrum imagined through the eyes of a determined little boy who won't rest until he proves that you really can have more than one best friend. A bonus scientific word list introduces kids to basic concepts about the scientific method, from hypotheses to experiments and results!