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Musings about some of my favorite fantasy literature for young readers, comics old and new, the peculiar publishing industry, the future of books, kids today, and the writing process.

Showing posts with label BOOK Soap Science. Show all posts

Showing posts with label BOOK Soap Science. Show all posts

04 June 2026

“Expands into a fluffy cloud when microwaved”

In yesterday’s New Yorker crossword puzzle, clue 27 Down was: Brand-name bath bar that expands into a fluffy cloud when microwaved I’ve a...

19 May 2014

Thunderstruck Strikes

My science-activity book Soap Science is out of print, but it’s received a dollop of literary immortality in Elizabeth McCracken’s new co...

16 February 2013

My Gift to the Current Generation of Kids

Around 1993, as I explained in this posting , I was looking for new science activities for kids that involved soap. I tried microwaving a ba...

19 August 2009

Zapping the Ivories

Probably my only contribution to science will be as the first person to deliberately microwave a bar of Ivory soap. This was back in the e...

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