11 Experiments That Failed
Will be published approx. on 16. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
979-8-217-12500-5 (ISBN)
Description
A hilarious how-to of "science" experiments, dreamed up by a wildly imaginative kid.
Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup--and nothing else--all winter? Can a washing machine wash dishes? By reading the step-by-step instructions, kids can discover the answers to such all-important questions along with the book's curious narrator. Here are 12 "hypotheses," as well as lists of "what you need," "what to do," and "what happened" that are sure to make young readers laugh out loud as they learn how to conduct science experiments (really!). Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter--the ingenious pair that brought you 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore--have outdone themselves in this brilliant and outrageously funny book.
Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup--and nothing else--all winter? Can a washing machine wash dishes? By reading the step-by-step instructions, kids can discover the answers to such all-important questions along with the book's curious narrator. Here are 12 "hypotheses," as well as lists of "what you need," "what to do," and "what happened" that are sure to make young readers laugh out loud as they learn how to conduct science experiments (really!). Jenny Offill and Nancy Carpenter--the ingenious pair that brought you 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore--have outdone themselves in this brilliant and outrageously funny book.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 277 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-217-12500-5 (9798217125005)
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Jenny Offill
11 Experiments That Failed
E-Book
09/2011
Schwartz & Wade Books
€8.99
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Persons
Jenny Offill is the author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and 11 Experiments that Failed, both illustrated by Nancy Carpenter, as well as Sparky, illustrated by Chris Appelhans, which won the 2015 Charlotte Zolotow Award. In addition, she has written several adult novels, including The Department of Speculation, which the New York Times named one of the 10 Best Books of 2014, and Weather.
Nancy Carpenter is the illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and 11 Experiments that Failed, both written by Jenny Offill. She also illustrated The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff, a Sibert Honor Book; A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson and Balderdash! by Michelle Markel, both of which received starred reviews; and Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson, an SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, daughter, son and dog.
Nancy Carpenter is the illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore and 11 Experiments that Failed, both written by Jenny Offill. She also illustrated The Great Stink by Colleen Paeff, a Sibert Honor Book; A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson and Balderdash! by Michelle Markel, both of which received starred reviews; and Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson, an SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, daughter, son and dog.