The Scintillating Science Symposium was just around the corner at Sunnysill Elementary Ms Rawlinfort’s classroom buzzed with anticipation but no one was as excited as Mo
I’m going to be a chemist when I grow up he told Muriel I’m going to be a cat said Muriel Humans can’t grow up to be cats said Mo Why not asked Muriel When you become a chemist you can turn me into one
As the students took their seats Mo scoped out his competition Penelope was a wizard on the recorder Emmett was the fastest kid in the second grade Jerome could blow his nose to the tune of the alphabet And Luna could eat a popsicle in three bites Mo had to admit it was a very talented class At least he didn’t need to worry about Muriel As far as he knew no cat had ever won a science contest