Scary Science

Scary Science
Author: Shar Levine
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0545324068

Presents simple science experiments that create spooky, disgusting, and unusual results, with scientific and historical facts and information about how the experiments work.

Are You Afraid Yet?

Are You Afraid Yet?
Author: Stephen James O'Meara
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2009-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1554532949

This one-of-a-kind book is an illustrated investigation into all the stuff that's frightened us out of our wits for centuries and the gruesome, gory, gut-churning science behind it.

Creepy, Spooky Science

Creepy, Spooky Science
Author: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780786821785

Presents an assortment of awesome experiments with information about the scientific principles involved.

Where's My Mummy?

Where's My Mummy?
Author: Carolyn Crimi
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763631965

This gently spooky read-aloud treat is also a satisfying bedtime book — sure to delight the youngest reader on many a deep, dark night. Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of hide-and-shriek with Big Mama Mummy before bedtime. The night is deep and dark, full of friendly creatures that click their clacky teeth and whoosh past on flippy-floppy wings. But who will comfort Little Baby Mummy if a small, scritchy-scratchy someone gives him a scare? Big Mama Mummy, of course! Fresh, comical illustrations complement this ever-so-slightly suspenseful story with a satisfying ending.

Memoirs of a Hamster

Memoirs of a Hamster
Author: Devin Scillian
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627530088

Night 1 / My life is perfect. / I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. / I'm never leaving here. / Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? / Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply, and a FuzzyBoy 360 exercise wheel that lets him run to his heart's content. Life could not be better. Or could it? When Pearl the cat tells Seymour of the goodies beyond the safe confines of his cage, he starts to think he's missing out. And out is the new in! It's only after Seymour is out of his cage that he begins to fully appreciate his safe and cozy home.

Scary Science

Scary Science
Author: Shar Levine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2010
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780545980302

Here are some spooky experiments to get kids howling with fun while learning some interesting scientific facts! With 25 experiments in all, middle-grade scientists are guaranteed to have lots of creepy fun learning how to: make their own spider webs look like a zombie make their own shrunken heads create an alien barf bag and brew bubbling alien blood with simple instructions and easy-to-find ingredients, budding young scientific minds will have a blast!

Creepy Carrots!

Creepy Carrots!
Author: Aaron Reynolds
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442453095

In this Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Includes audio! Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats them going to Little League. He eats them walking home. Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they? Celebrated artist Peter Brown’s stylish illustrations pair perfectly with Aaron Reynold’s text in this hilarious picture book that shows it’s all fun and games…until you get too greedy.

The Hummingbird's Cage

The Hummingbird's Cage
Author: Tamara Dietrich
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 069818470X

A dazzling debut novel about taking chances, finding hope, and learning to stand up for your dreams... Everyone in Wheeler, New Mexico, thinks Joanna leads the perfect life: the quiet, contented housewife of a dashing deputy sheriff, raising a beautiful young daughter, Laurel. But Joanna’s reality is nothing like her facade. Behind closed doors, she lives in constant fear of her husband. She’s been trapped for so long, escape seems impossible—until a stranger offers her the help she needs to flee.... On the run, Joanna and Laurel stumble upon the small town of Morro, a charming and magical village that seems to exist out of time and place. There a farmer and his wife offer her sanctuary, and soon, between the comfort of her new home and blossoming friendships, Joanna’s soul begins to heal, easing the wounds of a decade of abuse. But her past—and her husband—aren’t so easy to escape. Unwilling to live in fear any longer, Joanna must summon a strength she never knew she had to fight back and forge a new life for her daughter and herself.... CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids

Kitchen Science Lab for Kids
Author: Liz Lee Heinecke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2014-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1592539254

DIVAt-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own kitchen, it’s simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments using everyday ingredients./divDIV /divDIVScience can be as easy as baking. Hands-On Family: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. The experiments can be used as individual projects, for parties, or as educational activities groups./divDIV /divKitchen Science Lab for Kids will tempt families to cook up some physics, chemistry and biology in their own kitchens and back yards. Many of the experiments are safe enough for toddlers and exciting enough for older kids, so families can discover the joy of science together.

Ghosts

Ghosts
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 162334008X

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, you'll be spellbound by these nine supposedly true tales from the spirit world. Captivating creatures include the Horror of Berkeley Square, a demon that literally scares people to death, and White House specters of former presidents and first ladies. Suitable for readers of all ages. Narrated by Anthony Call (Star Trek, The Twilight Zone).