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bargainandbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Esther is a fairy who questions everything. She believes in science and tried to show her fairy fiends why it is so great.
A cute story encouraging kids to ask questions, do experiments and don’t follow beliefs blindly just because everyone else does. The illustrations were colourful and fun. I loved the sun bean experiment at the end of the book.
A cute story encouraging kids to ask questions, do experiments and don’t follow beliefs blindly just because everyone else does. The illustrations were colourful and fun. I loved the sun bean experiment at the end of the book.
graypeape's review against another edition
5.0
This is a cute little book about a fairy, Esther, who believes more in science than she does in magic. While her fellow fairy schoolmates are learning about magic, she tries to interest them in science, to no avail. When a tree in their forest starts to wilt, the fairies perform various magics on it, while Esther does scientific experiments to discover it needs more sunlight. She clears a way through the canopy above the tree so it can get sun, and the tree gets better, but the magic gets the credit, and Esther is discouraged. But a couple of her classmates approach her, and want to know more about what she did, and she happily introduces them to science.
The illustrations are just wonderful, so much detail and fun things to find in each one! A good addition to any child's library.
#FairyScience #NetGalley
The illustrations are just wonderful, so much detail and fun things to find in each one! A good addition to any child's library.
#FairyScience #NetGalley
lal2lam's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED reading this book to my children. I loved how it explained the scientific method! I especially liked how the fairy who uses science to explain things clearly save the tree using the scientific method but the other fairies choose only to see the ‘magic’ the teacher uses. There are so many applications!
jmshirtz's review against another edition
5.0
I am going to be in SO much trouble when my daughter discovers I've returned this to the library! She has requested this book at least twice a night for almost a week. I'm honestly not even sure what it is that draws her to it. I enjoy the explanation of the scientific method, though it feels like a religion vs. science debate to me which can be a bit uncomfortable.
cweichel's review against another edition
5.0
Esther is an unusual fairy. She doesn't believe in magic. Esther believes in science. She prefers "facts, data, and hard evidence to wishing on stars." She has a scientific explanation for all the enchantments the other fairies experience. I love the page where Esther shows other fairies the periodic table explaining that it is a "list of all the elements that make up the universe!" And the other fairies respond, "Not all of them. Where are dreams and wishes and sunshine?"
When a tree in the woods is dying, the fairies use their magic to try and help it. Meanwhile, Esther does some research, forms an hypothesis, does some experiment and comes to a conclusion. At the same time as she implements her solution, an older fairy performs some magic. When the tree recovers, it's questionable who made the difference. Still, through it all, Esther manages to inspire other fairies to be interested in science.
It's Ashly Spires so of course the artwork is stellar. Esther is just the cutest little purple haired imp ever!
If Ever there was a book to include in a STEM collection, this is it. The back matter contains an illustrated guide to her sun-beam experiment.
When a tree in the woods is dying, the fairies use their magic to try and help it. Meanwhile, Esther does some research, forms an hypothesis, does some experiment and comes to a conclusion. At the same time as she implements her solution, an older fairy performs some magic. When the tree recovers, it's questionable who made the difference. Still, through it all, Esther manages to inspire other fairies to be interested in science.
It's Ashly Spires so of course the artwork is stellar. Esther is just the cutest little purple haired imp ever!
If Ever there was a book to include in a STEM collection, this is it. The back matter contains an illustrated guide to her sun-beam experiment.
etienne02's review against another edition
4.0
Funny book about a fairy that leave magic aside and focus her life on science. All the others fairy find her strange and all. Funny yes, but also a book that can be use to talk about science but also about difference and how multiple point of view or angle can be useful for society. Good job!
libscote's review against another edition
3.0
Esther believes in the scientific method. All the other fairies believe in magic. Though Esther tries to show them the things she discovered through science, they still resolutely believe in magic. When a tree is wilting, can Esther show them how to really fix it?
Part of me felt like the book came down really harshly on believing in magic. However, in a day when people believe facts are optional, maybe in some ways we do have to come down harshly on what truth is. Additionally, how many fairy STEM books do you have? Especially with such cute fairies that have different shades of skin.
Part of me felt like the book came down really harshly on believing in magic. However, in a day when people believe facts are optional, maybe in some ways we do have to come down harshly on what truth is. Additionally, how many fairy STEM books do you have? Especially with such cute fairies that have different shades of skin.
librarianryan's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book and I want a copy for my personal collection. Esther is a fairy who does not believe in magic. She believes in Science. In fact she thinks fairy dust is just dandruff. She knows that she can convince the other fairies that science is real, it will just take the right experiment and test subjects. I love that in the end, not everyone believes in science or scientific principle, but some do. Which will beget more, and more. I loved this book, its ideas, its story, and it's adorable illustrations.