Thomas's Sheep and the Spectacular Science Project

by Steven L. Layne

In his dreams, Thomas visits space camp and completes his first big homework assignment on the solar system.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Award-winning author and educator Steven L. Layne is the director of the Master of Education in Literacy program at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, where he is also a professor of literacy education. He is a respected literacy consultant, motivational keynote speaker, and featured author at conferences and literary events worldwide. He lives with his wife and children in Saint Charles, Illinois.

Reviews

[Abby Gallier · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had quite an unusual plot, but is actually somewhat informative. A young boy named Thomas thinks up an idea for a science project in a dream which involves four sheep that travel into space and visit each planet. They explore and learn something different at each one, and by the time Thomas wakes up from his dream, he knows what to build for his science project. The vocabulary in this story makes it a great read-aloud for ages 5-8, and may also be easily read by older students.