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    Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair

    Candlewick Sparks

    Part of Candlewick Sparks

    Author Kate Messner
    Illustrated by Heather Ross
    Paperback
    $5.99 US
    Candlewick
    6"W x 9"H x 0.18"D   | 4 oz | 114 per carton
    On sale Sep 17, 2019 | 48 Pages | 9781536208993
    Age 5-9 years | Grades K-4
    Reading Level: Lexile 530L | Fountas & Pinnell L
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    Charming classroom pets invert expectations with a clever science project that puts a student through her paces.

    Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell’s classroom, and they do everything the students do — listening at storytime, painting masterpieces during art class, and keeping their own special journals. But when it’s time for the school science fair, the mice aren’t sure just how to get involved. Lucy wants to time them as they run through a maze, but they want to do an experiment, not be an experiment. Then Zeke comes up with a great idea: since Lucy is training animals for her experiment, maybe he and Fergus can do the same thing! Unfortunately, the only animals available are the students themselves. Can Fergus and Zeke turn the tables and train Lucy in time for the science fair?
    Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose books for kids have been New York Times Notable, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College Best Books selections. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family.

    Heather Ross is an illustrator and fabric designer. She lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains with her husband, daughter, and dog.
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    Charming classroom pets invert expectations with a clever science project that puts a student through her paces.

    Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell’s classroom, and they do everything the students do — listening at storytime, painting masterpieces during art class, and keeping their own special journals. But when it’s time for the school science fair, the mice aren’t sure just how to get involved. Lucy wants to time them as they run through a maze, but they want to do an experiment, not be an experiment. Then Zeke comes up with a great idea: since Lucy is training animals for her experiment, maybe he and Fergus can do the same thing! Unfortunately, the only animals available are the students themselves. Can Fergus and Zeke turn the tables and train Lucy in time for the science fair?

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    Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose books for kids have been New York Times Notable, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College Best Books selections. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family.

    Heather Ross is an illustrator and fabric designer. She lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains with her husband, daughter, and dog.
    Kate Messner View titles by Kate Messner
    Heather Ross View titles by Heather Ross

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