{"product_id":"9780991706426","title":"Professor Blue Top Secret Lab Journal","description":"\u003cfont color=\"ff9823\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHey PBS kids fans: No nerds harmed in making this scientific picture book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome explore with Professor Blue \u0026amp; her sled dog Tookie as they trek out into the world (\u0026amp; back inside the lab) to conduct science experiments. A perfect opportunity for kids to reconsider the roles of toilets, drain pipes, lakes, \u003ci\u003eaaaaaand\u003c\/i\u003e the occasional submarine and think about a deceptively simple question: \"Where does our drinking water come from?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lab journal offers a glimpse into how to be a scientist by showing kids how our scientist spends her days. Education, curiosity, patience, perseverance, creativity: some of the qualities a scientist needs to have. A fluffy dog does not hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"ff9823\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is this exactly?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--A kids book about dogs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--A children's science book?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Or an illustrated storybook? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy, yes, all of the above! Thanks for asking!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe images in the \u003cstrong\u003e Professor Blue Lab Journal \u003c\/strong\u003e are cartoony but the science isn't: it comes from MIT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's like that old saying: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePretend is make-believe, make-believe is artificial, artificial can be intelligent, intelligence helps science, science helps humans, humans eat hummus, \u0026amp; hummus is delicious, so thank you for the compliment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Professor Blue Top Secret Lab Journal uses material from the Professor Blue videos funded by MIT. Great for children ages 4-8 or kids ages 9-12.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"ff9823\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParents report the following results: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cb\u003e50.7189031%\u003c\/b\u003e decrease of noise throughout the house while kids read our book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cb\u003e26%\u003c\/b\u003e increase in kids bugging mom and dad to own their own junior lab coat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cb\u003e43.13eleventy%\u003c\/b\u003e decrease in resistance to washing hands before dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"ff9823\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReactions from our young readers: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\"I can \u003ci\u003etoo\u003c\/i\u003e wear my lab coat to bed.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\"I promise to clear my place at the table for a week if you buy me a laboratory.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\"Why can't we get our own sled dog?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur lab journal can be leveraged as a bedtime story, or deployed as a daytime avoiding-tv-tale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest for kids 11 \u0026amp; under, and useful to slackers who fell asleep in science classes. Forget what Mrs. Markos told you about pollution, um, twenty years ago? Here's your opportunity to bone up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, buying this book for your son, daughters, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other truants, offers a sly opportunity for this important concept to seep into their brains: both boys and girls can become scientists...if they want to be!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe length of time your bunsen burner burns may vary. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Blue: serious about science since first grade...maybe not so serious.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"ff9823\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScroll up, click to buy the book now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Editions Lastcall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034950451440,"sku":"9780991706426","price":16.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780991706426_p0.jpg?v=1763897965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991706426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}