105-106)īasically, I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes science, botany or both, and I give it five stars as well (although ten stars would be even better).1.1. “What other choice did I have? No one else would listen to me.” You shouldn’t have told them in the first place.” And anyway, the President’s advisor said that it would be bad for the country.” I’m going to scream it from the rooftops!” “Don’t you realize, Allen,” she said, “how important this discovery is? I’ve waited twenty years to find someone like you in my class. She held it in her hand for a long time, just looking at it. Except it wasn’t green paint, and I didn’t know how to change myself back. Miss Green had told me not to come back until I had washed off the green paint. 48)Ĭan you believe it? I had a project that was sure to win the silver trophy, not to mention Miss Green would probably get voted best science teacher, and what happens? She won’t even listen to me. There are kids at our school with brown skin and kids with black skin, but I knew that a kid with green skin would just be too much. I’m going to solve the mystery of human photosynthesis.” (p. “But what Allen is talking about is impossible,” insisted my father. “Let the boy find out for himself what he can and cannot do.” We all turned to see Grandpop standing in the doorway. “Do your project on lipstick as Miss Green wants you to. “Son, listen to me.” My dad took hold of both my shoulders.

And if I had to choose my favorite parts in the book, I would pick these ones: Now, I have read Top Secret by John Reynolds Gardiner more than once, and I must say, I cannot find any more good and positive things to say about it. Thus it is an excellent read aloud and resource for critical thinking. Several class discussion both science related and about life can come about from this book. You will just need to read the book to find out how even the president of the USA gets involved. It is a story with him (and his grandpa) against everyone else.

He is his only guinea pig and the adventure begins. Even though the teacher assigns him a different topic, he proceeds to do his on 'Human Photosynthesis.' After researching the topic of photosynthesis, he develops a concoction he feels surely will create human photosynthesis. He thinks he has the best possible topic and the teacher does not. Thus begins the struggle of him vs the teacher. In the beginning of the story the boy has to decide on a topic for his science fair project. The kids love the book and usually don't want me to stop reading for the day. It touches on several science concepts that leads into specific topics in my science classroom as well as a few life skills. I read this book to my science kids every year.

Steinadler by John Reynolds Gardiner