Curious McCarthy's Family Chemistry

Curious McCarthy

by Tory Christie, Mina Price (Illustrator)

Now that budding scientist Curious McCarthy's dad is going back to work, the five oldest McCarthy kids will be helping more with chores and taking turns cooking dinner. When her parents present the daily chore chart, Curious is delighted that they forgot to assign her a task. She spends the next week trying to go unnoticed and chore-less as she learns about chemistry and observes it at work right in her own chaotic home. Her funny footnotes capture all the details of her observations for readers, who can then try their hand at science with an included experiment. The addition of a glossary and questions for the reader make this a great choice for libraries.

107 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

Tory Christie is a real scientist by day and secretly writes children’s books at night. When it is light outside, she studies rocks and water. After dark, she writes silly science stories that kids and grownups can laugh about. Check out her latest series, Curious McCarthy, and explore science with Curious and her zany family. Tory Christie grew up in a large family, but her family was nothing like the McCarthys ― honestly. The McCarthys are completely fiction ― really. Tory Christie lives in Fargo, North Dakota with her medium-sized family.

Reviews

[Laurel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Curious McCarthy’s Family Chemistry is a fun story that highlights how we are all scientists! Through observations and experiments, Curious finds a fun trick to clean the toilet. Curious has a large family and her siblings are always full of surprises; especially pizza surprises! This book is great for young readers, especially aspiring scientists!!
- A Scientist