Happy PPBF; today we're talking about something puzzling.
I'm starting with this collaboration shot; it puzzles me
that this team of my husband, our son and his wife can
work together to make one-thousand random pieces
together to complete this crazy-cool masterpiece.
In just five hours.
I did help a little, with about ten pieces. 😉
Putting jigsaws together is not my forte;
I prefer to play the role of paparazzi, for sure.
We could have used a few of the problem solvers
from Matty's Art class in today's PPBF to help us.
Author: Jason Lefebvre
Illustrator: Zac Retz
Publisher: Flashlight Press
Birth date: September 3, 2024
Suitable for: ages 5-7
Themes: creativity, problem solving, teamwork
Brief synopsis: It's puzzling to slime-loving scientist Matty when he demonstrates his slime-making skills to his class but the slippery stuff won't stop spreading. Will finding and then adding the missing ingredient be able to control the chaos?
Opening page: My family loves to make slime. My dad says slime is stretchy. My mom says slime is scientific. But I say slime is super squishy. "Ooooh!" I shout. "I can show my class how to make slime!"
Opening page: My family loves to make slime. My dad says slime is stretchy. My mom says slime is scientific. But I say slime is super squishy. "Ooooh!" I shout. "I can show my class how to make slime!"
Resources: Watch a read-aloud {here}.
Read a comprehensive review {here}.
Download a Storyline Online teachers' guide {here}.
Check out the publisher's page {here}.
Why I like this book: In this companion to Too Much Glue, Matty is at it again, doing what he seems to do best: Making a mess. And what a masterful job this masterpiece's illustrator does of depicting the mess this master mess-maker makes. Well, that's a mouthful!
Matty starts with a great idea, to teach his friends in art class how to make slime. And who wouldn't want to know that, because Matty knows he is not alone: Kids love slime! The squishier and stickier the better. The book's readers will be thankful to know that Matty's recipe for slime is included in the book's back pages. Yay! But I digress; let's get back to the book. So the problem begins with Matty forgets one super important ingredient in his easy slime recipe. Saline. It's what turns the slime into ... slime!
Maybe the school nurse has some?
And so begin the attempts at problem solving,
to stop the spread of that sticky substance.
Watch out for hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration as this
creative tale tickles your funny bone (Principal Stuckey?!)
and slimes its ways onto your shelf of STEM faves.
If I were teaching with this book, I'd start by inquiring
if they ever worked on a project that was not
working about because they were missing something.
Then we'd compare & contrast it with The Most Magnificent Thing.
Check out this newcomer, then head over to Susanna Hill's blog
to see what the other KidLit authors are recommending today.
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