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akmargie's review against another edition
4.0
Great graphics that advance a sparse story about a science project run amok. Wonderful details and exciting panels make this a fun book for early elem/middle school.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
5.0
I've been saying Mac Barnett is a genius. (I love it when he teams up with Adam Rex.)
And this book is no different. It's a great story. And the art is perfect for it.
Everything was going so well. Until the rampage started, that is.
And this book is no different. It's a great story. And the art is perfect for it.
Everything was going so well. Until the rampage started, that is.
katieritoch's review against another edition
3.0
Oh No! Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World is about a little girl who made a robot for the science fair which turns evil and starts destroying the world. Luckily she has a giant toad to help out. The story takes place in an Asian community as the background has building signs in some type of Asian writing. The book doesn't have many words on each page and is a fun story. This book would be fun all elementary kids but the reading level is more for 1st and 2nd graders. This would be best used for a science read-aloud or introduction to a science fair.
middle_name_joy's review against another edition
3.0
It's rare that I appreciate the structure of a picture book, but find the story itself problematic. Yet Mac Barnett's tale of a girl's science project gone awry achieved just that.
Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) is a super-modern re-imagining of Frankenstein, but the characters are thin and the plot simplistic within stylistic illustrations.
What I did find valuable: it's a prime example of starting a story late and filling in details later. I would definitely use it as a Writer's Workshop mentor text for narrative.
Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) is a super-modern re-imagining of Frankenstein, but the characters are thin and the plot simplistic within stylistic illustrations.
What I did find valuable: it's a prime example of starting a story late and filling in details later. I would definitely use it as a Writer's Workshop mentor text for narrative.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
4.0
Very funny, pictures are puzzling since some text is in English other in Japanese
mandarchy's review against another edition
4.0
I think I love everything by Mac Barnett and Dan Santat. In this case, I love the physics jargon and the fact that the main character is a girl. I am not sure if the book would be as fun to read aloud of if it's more of a read to self book. But students might have fun reading and pausing to make predictions. It's worth it to pay special attention to background details like what is on the chalkboard.
kiwiglory's review against another edition
A cute story about a girl who builds a giant robot for the science fair, who ends up ravaging the city. As a result she goes through a list of the thing she should have added to the robot.
heypretty52's review against another edition
4.0
*3.5 Stars*
Barnett's story was not quite what I expected, but I enjoyed the large, bold illustrations and the sparse story.
Barnett's story was not quite what I expected, but I enjoyed the large, bold illustrations and the sparse story.