Jenny Offill - 11 Experiments That Failed

Text copyright 2011 by Jenny Offill
Illustrations copyright 2011 by Nancy Carpenter
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Offill, Jenny.
11 experiments that failed / by Jenny Offill; pictures by Nancy Carpenter.1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: A young child tries a series of wacky experiments, such as seeing if a piece of bologna will fly like a Frisbee and determining whether seedlings will grow if watered with expensive perfume, and then must suffer the consequences of experiments gone awry.
eISBN: 978-0-375-98384-9
[1. ExperimentsFiction. 2. Humorous stories.] I.

Carpenter, Nancy, ill. II. Title. III. Title: Eleven experiments that failed.
PZ7.O3277Aaf 2011
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2009045096 The illustrations were rendered in pen-and-ink and digital media. v3.1

Question: Can a kid make it through the winter eating only snow and ketchup? Hypothesis: Ketchup and snow are the only food groups a kid needs. What You Need: Ketchup Snow What to Do: 1. What You Need: Ketchup Snow What to Do: 1.

Make snowball. 2. Dip in ketchup. 3. Eat. 4.

Repeat three times a day until spring. What Happened: Stomachache. Brain freeze. Love of ketchup wavering. Question: What makes fungus grow? Hypothesis: If left in a closet, food will rot and become a colorful fungus garden. What You Need: Brothers shoes Bread and cheese Water What to Do: 1.

Place food inside shoes. 2. Sprinkle with water. 3. Hide shoes in back of closet. 4.

Return in two weeks. What Happened: Experiment still under way. Question: Would gerbils like bigger wheels? Hypothesis: Gerbils would like bigger wheels. What You Need: Gerbil Ferris wheel What to Do: 1. Take gerbil to amusement park. 2.

Strap gerbil into seat with you. 3. Hold gerbils paw. 4. Go around and around and around. (Too short.) Question: Do dogs like to be covered in glitter? Hypothesis: Dogs like everything. What You Need: Dog Tube of glitter What to Do: 1. Call dog. 2. 2.

Cover with glitter. 3. Let dog go. What Happened: Dog ate glitter. Pink sparkly yard. What You Need: Five-dollar bill Envelope Stamp What to Do: 1.