Dear Parents and Teachers Future world-famous scientist Paisley Atoms and her best friend Ben Striker aren’t afraid to stir things up in their quests for discovery Using Paisley’s basement as a laboratory the two are constantly inventing exploring and well making messes Paisley has a few bruises to show for their work too She wears them like badges of honor These fast-paced adventures weave fascinating facts quotes from real scientists and explanations for various phenomena into witty dialogue stealthily boosting your reader’s understanding of multiple science topics From sound waves to dinosaurs from the sea floor to the moon Paisley Ben and the gang are perfect partner resources for a STEAM curriculum Each illustrated chapter book includes a science experiment or activity a biography of a woman in science jokes and websites to visit In addition each book also includes online teacher parent notes with ideas for incorporating the story into a lesson plan These notes include subject matter background information inspiration for maker space activities comprehension questions and additional online resources Notes are available at www RourkeEducationalMedia com We hope you enjoy Paisley and her pals as much as we do Happy reading Rourke Educational Media
Table of Contents Ancient Secret Powers 6 The Mechanical Fish 19 Adventure in the Yellow Submarine 28 Pirates 40 Escape From Atlantis 47 5
Chapter One Ancient Secret Powers Look at me Mia yelled Paisley Atoms stared down at six-year-old Mia Pendlebury her next door neighbor The little girl was dressed in the frilliest laciest purple dress Paisley had ever seen Only the dress wasn’t so purple anymore It was covered with smudges and splotches of dirt and globs of mud Mia’s shiny brown curls had been tied up into ribboned pigtails now one pigtail was smashed against her head and the other fluttered in a tangled mess by her ear Her white lacy socks were caked brown Three worms squirmed between her fat little fingers 6
What are you working on Paisley asked Mia She’d just walked home from school with her best friend Ben Striker Ben was changing his clothes and grabbing a snack then they planned to meet in Paisley’s basement laboratory They were working on an important new invention dripless ice cream Mia’s favorite activity was spying on them through the basement window Mia held up the worms proudly I’m catching worms for Ben Awesome Paisley said Like Paisley Ben loved science He loved clocks and astronomy just like his namesake Benjamin Banneker He also loved creepy crawly creatures He stored ant colonies and worm farms in his closet instead of clothes Will you help me Mia asked blinking her big brown eyes Sure Paisley yanked her long wavy hair into a messy bun on top of her head Let’s get dirty Just then the front door of Mia’s fancy house banged open Mrs Pendlebury stormed out onto the perfectly manicured lawn She was wearing a lovely 7
