Science Verse
By Jon Scieszka
The Story
A student gets stuck with a science curse after his teacher claims poetry is everywhere in science, and suddenly every rhyme in his head turns into a poem about amoebas, black holes, or the food chain.
Why It's Special
For the kid who turns every fact they learn into a rhyme, a joke, or both, this book hands them a whole classroom's worth of science set loose in verse.
- Big idea: Science and poetry aren't opposites — the patterns and wonder of one can live inside the rhythm of the other.
- Vibes: Punny, hyperactive, gleefully nerdy, with a wink on every page.
Perfect For Kids Who
- love wordplay, puns, and rhymes
- enjoy facts about space, bugs, and how things work
- like to recite silly poems out loud
- respond well to parodies of familiar rhymes and songs
Ask Your Little Reader
- Story & setup: What did the teacher say that made the student start hearing everything as a science verse?
- Imagination: If you got a curse that turned everything you heard into rhymes about your favorite subject, what would your poems sound like?
- Science connection: Which science verse taught you something you didn't know before — amoebas, black holes, or something else?
- Wordplay: Can you think of a silly rhyme for a science word, like amoeba or combustion?
- Real-life connection: Has a teacher ever said something that made you see a subject differently, the way this student's teacher did?
