Dragons vs. Unicorns

Name: Dragons vs. Unicorns
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Kate Biberdorf
ISBN: 9780593208700

Author: Kate Biberdorf

Series: Kate the Chemist

Narrator: Georgette Perna, Kate Biberdorf

Unabridged: 2 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/31/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Science explosions! Theater! Mystery! Friendship! Fifth grader Kate the Chemist uses STEM knowledge to do incredible things!

Kate the Chemist is a ten-year-old science problem solver. There's no problem Kate can't fix! When her best friend, Birdie, is cast as the lead unicorn in their school's musical Dragons vs. Unicorns, and Kate is chosen to be the assistant director, they agree this is going to be the best musical EVER! Kate is a natural assistant director; like all good scientists, she's smart and organized, but she also comes up with great ideas. But when everything starts going wrong with the musical and Kate realizes someone is sabotaging the show, will her special science sleuthing skills help save the day--and the show?

Help young Kate the Chemist as she solves science problems in her community, starting with the school musical: Dragons vs. Unicorns!

From Kate the Chemist, chemistry professor and science entertainer as seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Wendy Williams Show, and The Today Show, comes a clever and fun middle grade series that is the perfect introduction to STEM for young readers!

Make Your Own Unicorn Glue! Experiment Inside!

Praise for Kate the Chemist: Dragons vs. Unicorns:

"Proves that science and fun go together like molecules in a polymer."--School Library Journal

"It's a great introduction to the basics of Chemistry that is readily accessible to a variety of ages . . . . The way the everyday chemistry is blended in is done seamlessly, and has [me and my ten-year-old son] noticing how we are all doing a little bit of science everyday." --GeekMom.com

About The Author

Dr. Kate Biberdorf, also known as Kate the Chemist by her fans, is a science professor at UT-Austin by day and a science super hero by night (well, she does that by day, too). Kate travels the country building a STEM army of kids who love science as much as she does. You can often find her breathing fire or making slime--always in her lab coat and goggles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandy

I was impressed how this middle school fiction story mixed in as much science as it did, without the story sounding ridiculous or too nerdy. You mix in too much information and you lose too many readers, you provide minor information and you lose readers, you do this and you lose readers, I feel tha......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

Middle Grade Fiction: Contemporary Realistic. Kate and her friends are preparing for fall break, when there apparently is no school but a lot of extracurricular activities. Kate loves science experiments, and watches everything Dr. Caroline posts on youtube. She is bummed there is no science option......more

Goodreads review by 寿理

I tagged "science-fiction despite it being real science, since... it's fiction about science! I think the main reason I knocked off a star, though, is it feels like I missed the setup for (view spoiler)[Avery's (hide spoiler)] villainy, like when a Sherlock Holmes mystery leaves out clues that would allow the reader to solve the c......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

Kate the Chemist is a fifth grade science junky who does her best to incorporate chemistry into everything she does. Just like in real life science experiments, her efforts do not always go as planned, but she uses her failed results to bring about one that works that it should. In this first instal......more

Goodreads review by Rosemary

Ten-year-old Kate the Chemist is a science problem solver: meaning, she can solve just about any problem that she faces with science! In her first STEM adventure, Dragons vs. Unicorns, Kate is the assistant director on her school play, and her best friend is the lead unicorn. But someone is sabotagi......more

Quotes

"This title, which features playfully worded definitions sprinkled throughout, proves that science and fun go together like molecules in a polymer. A delightful addition to early middle grade collections." --School Library Journal

"This is a fun read that weaves science concepts throughout the story. Kids will enjoy reading about Kate’s antics and will love trying out the chemistry project included at the end of the story." --Booklist