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Biggest Smallest Thing, The

Sara de Waal, illustrated by Ana Stretcu

Mo enters the Scintillating Science Symposium determined to win. He considers himself a serious future chemist and believes his plan for making something small become big will outshine the other students’ work, especially Muriel’s. Muriel has a very different ambition: she wants to be a cat. At Sunnysill Elementary, the projects bring unexpected scientific ideas to the fair, including lemon meringue pie and boogers.

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Themes
Problem Solving · School · Science
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Annick Press
Published
April 8, 2025
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781773219455
Language
English
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