Chemistry Around the House.

Chemistry Around the House. Chemistry Around the House Erin Knight Crabtree Publishing Company PMB 59051 350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Fl., NY, NY 100118 9780778752837, $26.60, www.crabtreebooks.com "Chemistry Around the House" is a guided reading level Svolume in the Chemtastrophe! educational series about chemistry andscience in everyday settings. "Chemistry Around the House" ispacked with fun facts about chemistry and science history, colorfulphotos, and easy observations and mini-experiments that can easily beperformed in a home setting. Such related bits of chemistry and sciencecontributions as the invention of Teflon (an accident), Post-it notes,the origin of the scientific method, and the evolution of plastic(called "from Beetles to Buttons"). There are many fun factshighlighted throughout the book and also a list of web sites, books, andother resources where kids can learn more, plus a glossary and an index."Chemistry Around the House" will excite the interest ofmiddle school-to elementary -age budding scientists, teaching them manyimportant scientific concepts, principles, and observation skills. Alsovery highly recommended for school and community library instructionaland reference collections for young readers in the Chemtastrophe!educational series is "Kitchen Chemistry," by Jon Eben Field(9780778752868, $26.60); "Environmental Chemistry," by RachelEagen (9780778752851, $26.60); "Cleaning Chemistry," by JonEben Field (9780778752844, $26.60); "Medicine CabinetChemistry," by Jon Eben Field (9780778752875, $26.60); and"Body Care Chemistry," by Rachel Eagen (9780778752820,$26.60).