I Love Science: Explore with sliders, lift-the-flaps, a wheel, and more! by Allison Wortche, Steve Mack
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers on April 23rd 2019
ISBN: 1328529371
Pages: 14
Format: Board Book
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A board book about science that asks questions using bright colors, flaps, and glitter  seems like it should be a winner. But there are a few things that don’t work: there are no answers offered and while this is mimicking how a scientist might think, asking questions with no answers in an attempt to provoke discussion and experimentation, this is a tall order for a board book. And the page with the rainbow on it does not have the rainbow in correct order according to the light spectrum; this might not be a big deal in another board book, but in a book about science it seems like an important detail. The page with the scientists’ lab could have had a few things labeled but it instead chose to include words that scientists do, which is nice, but didn’t work with the flow of the text. Kids will like the flaps and illustrations, so this will circulate in any children’s collection, but it could have been better executed.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth