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ForeWord Reviews Magazine Features Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes Book This Month

Contributed by Susan Wells

We wanted to give a shout out thanks to Penny Hastings from ForeWord Reviews Magazine for her review of Steve’s latest book, Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes – Unforgettable Experiments That Make Science Fun.

Floating ping-pong balls and flying toilet paper are just two of the 123 scientific experiments found in this enterprising book written for children of all ages! Author Steve Spangler is a modem-day “Mr. Wizard,” a teacher of science who believes “It’s not about the science…it’s about the experience.”

Using everyday and inexpensive household stuff, like potatoes and plastic bottles, a bar of soap, nails, magnets, cornstarch, and liquid, future scientists can do experiments like “floating water,” a “screaming balloon,” a “bubbling lava bottle,” and “giant smoke rings.” Each experiment is done safely—there’s a full page of safety instructions to learn before readers get started having the satisfaction of creating amazing concoctions like “quicksand goo” and “color changing milk.”

Each experiment has four sections titled: “Let’s try it,” in which step-by-step instructions

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