Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair by Kate Messner, Heather Ross
Published by Candlewick Press (MA) on September 18th 2018
ISBN: 0763678473
Pages: 48
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Fergus and Zeke are two classroom mice. They are very interested in what the students are doing and when the teacher announces a science fair, they want to join in! Unfortunately, they can’t quite figure out how to do that. After a few failures, Lucy, a student, brings over a cardboard maze. She wants to teach Fergus and Zeke how to run the maze for her science project! Fergus is happy to do it, but Zeke is upset because he wants to do his own experiment. Eventually they figure out a way that they can both be part of the experiment and run their own experiment!

Heather Ross’s  illustrations are colorful and funny and add to the humor of Kate Messner’s text. This is a good early chapter book aimed at grades 1 to 4. “Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair” is a solid addition to an early chapter book collection, but not a must-buy. You do not have to have read the other book in the series to understand this book.

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook