Zombies and Electricity (Monster Science)

Marc Notes: Capitalize on kids' fascination with all types of monsters with this creative, amusing - but accurately fact-filled - look at important scientific concepts. Each vigmette uses a monster and cool graphic-novel-style illustrations to show that hows and whys of science. Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 55 (EAN 9781620658222, Paperback) Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 55 (EAN 9781429699297, Library Binding) Contributor Bio:  Weakland, Mark Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including "I Sure Love Pancakes" and "The Dooflicky Machine," have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania.