The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School: Monarch Award Winner

The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School, written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Stephen Gammell
Publisher: a Paul Wiseman Book/Simon & Schustor Books for Young Readers

Pages: 32
Genre: Picture Book - Science Fiction
Rating: Thumbs Up!!

This in a fun story about a 3rd grade little girl who is very unhappy about her science fair project assignment, given by her teacher - Miss Fidget. She cannot think of any good ideas on her own for her assignment so she goes to the internet and orders a mysterious thing. Her science project arrives and ends up eating many of her friends, family and whatnot. She does end up saving the day, but she does not win the science fair and she has a big mess to clean up.

I gave this book a "Thumbs Up!!". I really enjoyed the creativity shown by not only the author, but also the illustrator. The story is pretty creative in itself, but combined with the illustrations, the story comes to life and triggers the senses. You can almost smell and feel the secret science project as you read!