Christine Taylor-Butler – författare

In Bright Sparks, read all about ideas that will make your head spin.

Did you know that a polar bear's fur looks white only because it reflects the light around it, and that its skin is jet-black underneath? How about that a polar bear can swim constantly for days at a time? Or that male polar bears can weigh as much as ten men? Perfect for all animal lovers--and polar bear fans in particular--this book is filled with information that young readers will love to learn. From where polar bear habitats are found to what it's like to be a polar bear to why polar bears are endangered and who has been working hard to save them, this gives readers all the facts they need to know to become polar bear experts. Complete with black-and-white photographs, a list of fun polar bear facts, and things that kids can do right this very moment to help save polar bears from extinction, this book, with an introduction by animal advocate Chelsea Clinton, is a must for every family, school, and community library.

Did you know that a blue whale eats about 50 million calories' worth of krill each day? How about that blue whales' song is louder than a jet engine - so loud that if you heard it above water, it would damage your ears? Or that their eyes are the size of a grapefruit? Perfect for all animal lovers - and blue whale fans in particular - this book is filled with information that young readers will love to learn. From where blue whale habitats are found to what it's like to be a blue whale to why blue whales are endangered and who has been working hard to save them, this gives readers all the facts they need to know to become blue whale experts. Complete with black-and-white photographs, a list of fun blue whale facts, and things that kids can do right this very moment to help save blue whales from extinction, this book, with an introduction by animal advocate Chelsea Clinton, is a must for every family, school, and community library.

Did you know that a tiger roar can be heard from two miles away? Or that tiger saliva prevents infection? Or how about that a tiger's urine smells like buttered popcorn? Perfect for all animal lovers - and tiger fans in particular - this book is filled with information that young reader will love to learn. From where tiger habitats are found to what it's like to be a tiger to why tigers are endangered and who has been working hard to save them, this gives readers all the facts they know to become tiger experts. Complete with black-and-white photographs, a list of fun tiger facts, and things that kids can do right this very moment to help save tigers from extinction, this book, with an introduction by animal advocate Chelsea Clinton, is a must for every family, school, and community library.

Create exploding toilet volcanoes, oozing sink slime, and bubbling bathtub cauldrons...all in the name of science! Each step-by-step experiment uses household and other easy-to-find materials so the young scientist''s lab can be equipped quickly, inexpensively, and—for those who might worry—safely. Bathroom Science highlights the materials, the method, and the scientific "why" behind every experiment. Best of all, Bathroom Science makes science as simple (and occasionally explosive) as going to the bathroom.We''ve packed in 101 kid-challenging experiments, including... *Turn Your Toilet into a Volcano *Steam Up a Secret Message *Fill the Sink with Booger Slime *Give Bathwater an Eerie Glow *The Cackling Chicken of Death, and *Make Your Own Stink Bomb (Eew!)The folks who brought you Uncle John''s Bathroom Reader...creating the next generation of mad (and amazing) scientists, one kid at a time! (Bwa-ha-ha!)