the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was such a cute children’s book! It was fun to read and easy to let a beginner read have a handle on a few of the words! It also opened up the entire world of science!! My daughter really enjoyed the read with me and I look forward to continuing to read this to her!
The Know-It-All Pencil by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the first of the Invisible Magic Wands books that I have read to my daughter and the daycare children, and I am glad that I did! They very much enjoyed the pictures and how they were able to follow along with the story by hearing the words and then seeing the pictures. They really want to have an UnBirthday today and want to know more about Caspian and his adventures!
We did find that the story ended a little abruptly, but it was still funny, cute, and held all the children’s attention, which is saying quite a bit! For reference, they’re ages range from 1 – 8, the 8-year-old being the reader of the day! Will be grabbing the rest of these books for next week!
The Know-It-All Pencil by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 stars!
What a nice book! The artwork is beautiful and the story is sweet and interesting. I feel like this book would help any kid with their imagination, because it would be so cool to have a pencil that kind of predicted your adventure for the day. The trading scenes were super cute, I think most kids would trade bananas for a worm! Easy and great read for kids, looking forward to sharing it with my nephews.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a really cool children’s book just right for those little girls and boys who are interested in discovery and science. My granddaughter is one of those. She loves experimenting and trying to figure stuff out. She would love this book and would want to replicate each of the experiments. So if your children or grandchildren are interested in experimenting and discovering new things I recommend this book for them.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
For a children’s book, this is quite a way to introduce science into the lives of our kids. I found it to be extremely interactive for the kids and was great science experiments for them to try on their own. My kids loved it. The colors were so vibrant and jumped off the pages. I also loved the theme of using the mermaid to help engage the kids and teach them the lessons. I also found it to be quite interesting and learned some things I didn’t know along the way. I would highly suggest purchasing this book for your kids or for other kids as gifts. This would be a perfect gift for an elementary science teacher’s room. Please give it a read.
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~☆ BOOK SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE ☆~~~☆
It’s Caspian’s UnBirthday again. This year, Grandpa gives him a pencil and a small pad of paper. When Caspian picks up the pencil, it writes the word APPLE. What does a pencil know? Grandpa says “It’s a STAR adventure.” But there are no apples in the house. Caspian rescues a runaway walker and returns in to the woman whose leg is in a cast. She gives him an orange. He trades the orange for two bananas. He trades the bananas for a worm. Eventually, he gets apples. The pencil tells him to take them to Miss Susie. What else does the pencil know?
Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at the University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.
Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays for children.
She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.
Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children and four grandchildren, and a dog. She gardens, rides her bike, and tries to save the planet.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book about friends Trezzie, Maia and Fig who share their ideas with one another on how to make things like a rainbow with only a piece of paper, a mirror, and a glass of water. This book was full of super cool ideas and teaches science in a way that is both fun and creative. It was easy to read while also being informative and contains beautiful illustrations throughout the book that make reading entertaining. I cannot wait to read it again and again with my young nieces and try out some of the science experiments in the book. I highly recommend this book!
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the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Mermaid and the Rainbow was a fun story! What a great way to get kids interested in science. It jumped from one experiment to another without explaining or connecting the experiments, but was still educational overall. The kids were still excited and wanted to try the experiments, which was the point. Lois Wickstrom did a great job making education fun!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Mermaid and the Rainbow: Mermaid Science by Lois Wickstrom. This is such a cute, fun young children’s book. Its about science and different fun things involving science. We follow the cute characters on an adventure where the reader is taught science experiments. The character are Trezzie, Maia and Fg. Trezzie is a mermaid and Maia and Fig a human boy are her friends. My 4 year old nephew loved this book. He loved learning how to make a rainbow! I believe this is a great book for a gift for all your young children! They will love it!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My 8 year old daughter read this for part of her homework. She is a struggling reader and she did fantastic with this (I thank the mermaid for keeping her attention).
Easy to read, and the pictures! So bright and colorful.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Me and my boys loved this book. . Trezzie is a mermaid who wants to show her friends, Maya and Fig, how to make rainbows and do an experiment with paper, a glass, and the lake water. This is such a fun way to introduce science experiments to the children, the pictures are bright and children get attracted to it.
The book was really cool and an easy read, it is recommended especially for young kids or mothers with young kids.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I read this book with my youngest son who has autism. He said it was good and he had no idea that so many tricks could be done with water. This book is making him want to try the experiments, so he can trick his older siblings.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have always loved mermaids and so do my nieces! This was a great kids book. Age range of 4 to 8 is perfect. I love how the story works in the science “experiments” and seems like it will keep kids entertained. I can’t wait to read it to my nieces and nephews.
Reviewed by @danihoneycutt
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5/5 Stars
Mermaid and the Rainbow: Mermaid Science by Lois Wickstrom
This is the first read by the author that I’ve read. Mermaid and the Rainbow is a cute short book about a Mermaid creating a rainbow. My kid absolutely loved it!
Trezzie is a mermaid and likes collecting things from above the water. She wants to show her friends a trick, but the sun isn’t out. The quote I chose for Trezzie is: “I’ve got a trick, too. Please hand me the glass.”
Fig is a human boy who lives on the land. One of his friends is a mermaid and he loves learning from her. He and his other friend show her tricks until the sun comes out. The quote I chose for Fig is: “Trezzie is a great teacher. I’ve got to try that trick at my family’s next picnic.”
Highly recommended for Kids & Family.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have a twenty-month-old daughter and a 7 year-old niece and they both loved this book. The vivid and bright pictures attracted my daughter and she loved going through them. My niece is “going to be a scientist” when she grows up and of course she loved the content. Plus, she loves anything to do with mermaids, so that was a bonus! This book is so cute. Trezzie is a mermaid who wants to show her friends, Maya and Fig, how to make rainbows and do an experiment with paper, a glass, and the lake water. Beware, the children you read this with will want to do these things when they are done reading! I recommend this book if you have small children as it is fun to look at and will keep their attention.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I thought this book was a really cute and fun book to learn about science. I enjoyed reading this book and finding all of the tricks that the mermaid knew and taught to the children. This is definitely a book that children will love. The illustrations are bright and colorful, and display the scientific experiments well. This little book is a fun conversation starter with your little one to do some of these experiments on their own with their own mermaid!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a great little children’s book! Any child who has an interest in science and experiments will like this book. Very nice illustrations and easy to read. This will be a great addition to any children’s collection.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a quick and easy read for little kids. As an educator, I loved this book. I love any books related to science when it comes to little kids. This book has quick and easy experiments that parents or teachers can easily do with their children/classes. The story with the friends is also a good one.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was our bedtime story tonight and I had my 10 year old who struggles with reading, read it with me tonight. I also asked what they thought of the book and anything they would want to share and this is what they had to say :
“The pictures were beautiful! I really loved all the different tricks they showed. I wish there had been more of a story instead of just the tricks. I want to know more about Trezzie’s treasure chest!”
I would recommend this book to any family looking for a fun read that includes a little bit of “magic” aka science. While I wished they would have explained a little more of why the tricks worked, it was a fun book.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 Stars
Mermaid and the Rainbow: Mermaid Science by Lois Wickstrom
What a cute children’s book that teaches young children about science and different tricks involving science. I read this to my almost four year old and he loved it. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve read it to him. He kept saying read it again and again. He even “read” it to me in his own words. He loves books and especially ones with pictures. This is about Trezzie , Maia and Fig as they learn new science tricks from the mermaids treasure box. The illustrations are very bright and colorful. I highly recommend this book to anyone with younger children. We can’t wait to read more from this Author.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a cute book. This book has great artwork and colors that just pop off the page. I enjoy that though a book about mermaids has science tricks you can actually try and explains how they work! my 4 year old loved this cute book and I’m definitely going to look for more by this author!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This adorable book is perfect for every princess in your life! The illustrations were perfect and the story was such a great lesson for all! My favorite line in this book is “nothing is ever empty”. This book also shows the lesson that friends can get together and learn from one another! This is a perfect read for any age in my opinion! I loved it and so did my friends daughter!!!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Mermaid and the Rainbow is part of the Mermaid Science books. I read this book to my 5 year old son, who enjoyed it. The art work is bright and colorful, and works wonderfully with the story. The tricks are cool, and we want to try the rainbow one, since it was new to us. I like that the story explained how the tricks worked, as well as showed them in the illustrations. Overall, a cute and educational book, appropriate for younger elementary kiddos.
Reviewed by @way2gosmartguy
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is such a cute little book! The artwork is beautiful. It’s educational which is always a bonus for any children’s book. I love how the author makes learning fun. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with young kids.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is such a cute book! The mermaid teaches readers about science. This book will capture a mermaid lover’s attention. I plan to read it with my granddaughter.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book definitely did its homework in getting kids attention. I brought it out for my 7 year old daughter to read for our bedtime story, and she fell in love as soon as she saw mermaids and learned it had experiments that she herself could try. This story was cute, fun, and educational. The Illustrations were bright and beautiful and the story itself easily kept both my 3 year old and 7 year old engaged. This author and this book left an impression because as soon as we finished she wanted to go on Amazon to order more books from her!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a cute read that my grandchildren loved me reading to them. It was so funny because they facetime me and ask me to read this story to them again. We haven’t done the experiments yet but they want to. The colors are bright and the experiments look fun I can’t wait to try them with the grandkids.
Tracy
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an adorable children’s story. The pictures are bright and colorful which makes it all the more exciting for small kids. It has children interacting with a mermaid to share different tricks with one another. My four year old nephew throughly enjoyed this book for his bedtime story. He also wants to try out the tricks this summer at the lake. A very cute story. This made for a wonderful reading moment with my nephew.
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is super cute and engaging and has lovely illustrations. Such a fun creative way to show experiments to young kids.
My kids love this book, I have lost count on how many times we have read it already! After our first read we were immediately trying everything in the book.
A great read for all families!
the mermaid and the rainbow by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a cute story! I loved that this included a science experiment! As an early childhood educator, this book is perfect for a childcare or kindergarten or grade 1 setting! Everyone loves a story about Mermaids and including a science experiment that you can reproduce in the classroom is a great way to get children engaged in not only the story but also that they can do exactly like what the characters did!
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I will be recommending it to all my ECE and teacher friends! The illustrations were great too!