Mermaid and the Ice Cube Necklace: Mermaid Science by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Christine Baranek

The Mermaid and the Ice Cube Necklace by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Mermaid and the Ice Cube Necklace
By: Lois Wickstrom
5*

As a teacher, I am always looking for engaging books to read to my students. It is extra helpful if they can be cross curricular. This book definitely fits the bill. I read this book as a read aloud to my students in Kindergarten, First and Second grades. They all thoroughly enjoyed this book and it gave us many discussions. I had chosen to read this just as a fun read aloud, however, this would be a great book to read when students are talking about forms of matter, specifically water. My students had many questions about how accurate the information was and it lead to an impromptu series of experiments with ice. This could definitely be used more strategically to coincide with a unit on water / states of matter. It also is a great book just to read aloud. I would say that second / third grade readers could most likely begin to read this book independently, but that every reader is different. Any child who likes mermaids would also enjoy it! I definitely recommend it and will be using it for years to come!

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