Description
About the book:
On a rainy afternoon, Pipa discovers a mysterious Discovery Kit. Using her Discovery Lenses and Dictionary, she zooms into the hidden world of materials. With Pongo’s help, she tests and compares everyday objects, noticing properties like hard/soft, rough/smooth, stretchy/rigid, and waterproof/absorbent. From rain boots to windowpanes, Pipa and Pongo show how material choices shape the things we use every day.
What’s inside:
- Discovery activities: Material Hunt, Float or Sink, and Design a Better Backpack
- Relatable examples and kid-friendly comparisons
- Clear labels and visuals to support early readers
- A gentle narrative that invites stop-and-try moments
Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, STEM corners, and family reading
M Nkhomo –
As our detectives go on an adventure they’re exploring so much things in the house. Rain hasn’t stop they wake up to breakfast and a letter letting them know that granny won’t be around so they’re going to spend it qurh granddad.they set off to their imaginary place collect all they need this time they’re learning about materials they learn about glass wood plastic and how they work plip is always on side to help them showing them how things works.he explains about wood that it’s absorbent but also can be soggy when the water is too much it can bent overtime and plastic is like spaghetti that is so flexible.and not forgetting about the metals and glass that it stick and don’t bent or shake.nad they also learned about molecules and other ziglets. The kids loved answering questions and experiments