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Julie Winterbottom is the author of the picture book biography Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Pollution. The former editor-in-chief of Nickelodeon Magazine, she has also written the middle grade humor books Pranklopedia and What a Blast! She lives on the shores of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. Visit her at juliewinterbottom.com.

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	Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution by Julie Winterbottom (Goodreads Author), Susan Reagan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 144 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies by Julie Winterbottom (Goodreads Author), Stefano Tambellini (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 153 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-Mean Pranks on the Planet! 4.24 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What a Blast!: Fart Games, Fart Puzzles, Fart Pranks, and More Farts! by Julie Winterbottom (Goodreads Author), Clau Souza (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	102 Hilarious Christmas Jokes For Kids - Jokes and Riddles That Will Make Your Belly Shake Like Jelly by Julie Winterbottom (Goodreads Author), Michelle Dimuzio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prankopedia by Julie Winterbottom (13-May-2013) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prankopedia by Winterbottom, Julie (2013) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Vanilla / The Story of Chocolate 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	101 Hilarious Animal Jokes - Brand-New Howlers That Will Have Your Kids Barking With Laughter by Robb Ponton, Julie Winterbottom (Goodreads Author), Michelle Dimuzio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing The Kimchi Fridge by Tina Cho	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book. It beautifully captures the coming together of family and neighbors to make a beloved food. In this case, the community is Korean and the food is kimchi, but the warmth and connection created by making a special dish together is un ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing When Twilight Comes: The Animals and Plants That Bring Dawn and Dusk to Life by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Children who love nature, animals, or just gorgeous images and beautiful language will want to hear this story again and again. Atkins writes about the activities of animals during the first twilight that happens dawn and the second twilight that com ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing The Patriots and the Pox: George Washington's Battle to Save the Continental Army by Beth Anderson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
History pro Beth Anderson does it again. She tells the suspenseful story of how George Washington defeated an enemy just as dangerous as the British: the deadly smallpox virus. Using dynamic, exciting language that propels the reader through the beau ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing A Forest Begins Anew by Louise M. Aamodt	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
With beautiful rhyming text and gorgeous, layered illustrations, this book tells the story of a forest’s resilience and renewal after a major fire. Aamodt deftly conveys the science behind a forest’s rebirth, without being didactic, describing how th ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing The Chick-o-saurus by Kelly Crull (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing Disgustology: The Science of Gross by Teresa Robeson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
From the Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula to Rock Snot Algae, each entry in this book draws you in with its stranger-than-fiction gross factor and keeps you riveted with the fascinating science facts. Author Teresa Robeson hits just the right tone—livel ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future by Lindsay H. Metcalf (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates fourteen young, neurodiverse activists through poetry, short bios, lovely illustrations, and pithy advice on how readers can stand up for themselves and what they believe in. Some of the subjects are famou ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing The Princess and the Grain of Rice by Tina M. Cho (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This retelling of the Princess and the Pea fairytale is gentle and beautiful as jade. Tina Cho does a masterful job of transporting the story to the mountains of Joseon in Korea, where candidates for princess must compete in tests of wisdom, manners, ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Kite by Suhasini Gupta (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Any child who has ever flown a kite—or longed to fly one—will love this sweet story about a girl named Mini who makes her first kite herself and learns to fly it with her brother’s help. It’s an empowering story—Mini ends up averting a “kite-astrophe ...more
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Julie Winterbottom rated a book it was amazing Supersquads!: Animal Heroes by Heather Lang (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you like your science with a dollop of humor, this is the perfect book for you. Lang and Harper show how animals work together in remarkable ways in order to survive. There’s a wonderful subtext to this story—that people can use all the same skill ...more
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― Julie Winterbottom, Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-Mean Pranks on the Planet!

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