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Why Does My Shadow Why Does My Shadow

Follow Me? Follow Me?

More Science Questions from Real Kids

Written by Kira Vermond Illustrated by Suharu Ogawa

Queens Printer for Ontario, 2021. Reproduced with permission.

2021 Kira Vermond (text)

2021 Suharu Ogawa (illustrations)

Created in cooperation with the Ontario Science Centre

Cover illustrated by Suharu Ogawa and designed by Paul Covello

Interior designed by Paul Covello

Edited by Claire Caldwell

Copyedited by Becky Noelle

Proofread by Doeun Rivendell

Indexed by Wendy Thomas

Annick Press Ltd.

All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or used in any form

or by any meansgraphic, electronic, or mechanicalwithout the prior written permission of the publisher.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council, and the participation

of the Government of Canada/la participation du gouvernement du Canada for our publishing activities.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: Why does my shadow follow me? : more science questions from real kids / written by Kira

Vermond ; illustrated by Suharu Ogawa.

Names: Vermond, Kira, author. | Ogawa, Suharu, 1979- illustrator.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20200327496 | Canadiana (ebook) 2020032750X | ISBN 9781773215013

(hardcover) | ISBN 9781773215037 (HTML) | ISBN 9781773215044 (PDF) | ISBN 9781773215051 (Kindle)

Subjects: LCSH: ScienceMiscellaneaJuvenile literature. | LCSH: TechnologyMiscellaneaJuvenile

literature. | LCSH: Childrens questions and answers.

Classification: LCC Q163 .V46 2021 | DDC j500dc23

Published in the U.S.A. by Annick Press (U.S.) Ltd.

Distributed in Canada by University of Toronto Press.

Distributed in the U.S.A. by Publishers Group West.

Printed in China

annickpress.com

kiravermondkids.com

suharuogawa.com

ontariosciencecentre.ca

Also available as an e-book. Please visit annickpress.com/ebooks for more details.

For Amy B., my rock.

KV

For Nonoka, Kyusuke, Anne, Ai, Aki, Shisei, Avital, Lior, and Matan.

SO

Contents

Introduction

Congratulations! Youre already on your way to becoming a scientist. Yes, thats right. You!

Every time you... bake a batch of cookies, squish mud between your finger

ride your bike down a hill (yippee!), dunk a basketball through a hoop, or rub a balloon on your

hair and watch it stick to the wall... youre running experiments to help yourself explore and

understand the universe around you. Experiment is really just another word for play.

And kids are experts at playing!

Real Kids, Real Questions

Every question in this book came from kids who visited the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, Canadaat a makerspace caf called

The Maker Bean, a place where caf and technology meet. Here, their amazing and intriguing questions were laser-cut into personalized

wooden coasters to use at the caf and start science conversations with other visitors.

Educators and science researchers who work at the Centre came up with the answers for this book. But thats just the beginning! Hopefully

this book will spark some new ideas and get you to ask yourself one very big question: What are you wondering about these days?

Science might have a fancy name or seem complicated, but it really all starts with the process

of testing out ideasagain and againto answer questions.

Take cookie baking. To develop a yummy cookie recipe from scratch, you start with a question.

(What would happen if I added chocolate chips to cookie dough?) If you predict that it will

taste good, thats called your hypothesis. But... dont just dive right in! Before mixing

and measuring, youll want to check out other cookie recipes. That way, youll learn what

ingredients work (butter!) or dont (celery!) based on previous bakers trial-and-error lessons.

Now the fun part! You have to bake many batches, tweaking and testing ingredients as

you go to get the best buttery, chocolaty crunch. Then you have to repeat the processor

experimentnumerous times to confirm your results. Tough job, but somebodys got to do it!

Some adults experiment for a living. They actually get paid to play. Theyre called scientists,

and their work touches almost everything around you, from the video games you play to

that pizza on your plate. Some of them create medication to save lives or find new ways to

heat homes without damaging our beautiful planet. But they dont work alone. Far from it.

Scientists all around the world share their questions and answers with each other so everyone

can learn together more quickly. And thats where things get really interesting.

Science is sewn into the very fabric of who we are as humans. And all scientific discoveries

start with questions just like the ones youll find in this book. Turn the page and maybe youll

be inspired to ask, test, and repeat, too!

Explore More

Want to get more out of this book? Keep an eye out for cool facts,

insights into scientific breakthroughsand even experiments for you to try!

Look for titles, Ask About... , Play and Learn, and Share This!

CHAPTER 1

Ive got questions about...

Cute Critters

and

Up-ROAR-ious

Creatures

From butterflies that taste with their feet to sea lions that can

keep a musical beat, we share the planet with billions of amazing

living things. And lets not forget the ancient creatures that

roamed and roared millions of years ago. Heres some wild stuff

about Earths most intriguing beings that slink, swim, and soar.

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