The cover of this book is ugly, but the story inside is sweet. Two boys are trying to find a creative way to present what they learned about since in school. A trip to the candy store gives them fabulous ideas, and teaches the readers about science. The book gets its point across and acts as an early chapter book.

A great book to learn about the candy formation.......

Two kids try to be innovative with their school science project, but spend most of their time at the candy store. The candy man seems to know more about science than their teacher, using his wares to show refraction and geology, amongst other things.
Mostly written with drawings here and there. Some of the scientific descriptions seem to be at least of a junior high level, if not high school. If this is targeted for smaller kids it might go over their heads.

Budding scientists and candy enthusiasts alike will enjoy this story while learning about science! Part of a series of book, it seems. Still, the story was fun and should be enjoyed by grade schoolers.

I didn’t know going in this was the 4th in a series but not having read the previous 3 didn’t hamper our ability to enjoy the story.

I read this with my daughters and they loved the idea of using candy for science projects; now they want me to stock up so they can do their own. The science used in the book was written as realistic and something that could be mimicked at home or in the classroom. The characters were enjoyable, the dialogue was well written and the story overall is easy to follow so your young child will have no problem getting into the story.

There were some very basic illustrations of the two students and the candy shop owner sprinkled here and there which although adorable and helped a bit with the story I felt more would have highlighted the fun of this story. You have candy and science so adding much more detailed and colorful images highlighting the experiments would have made the perfect finishing touch to really pop out the fun and exuberance of the plot.

Teachers, parents and students needing some science ideas or who just want to enjoy a sweet and easy story to read need to pick up this book. If the rest of the series is even half as good you should give them a chance.