With a moo moo here, And a moo moo there, Here a moo, there a moo, Everywhere a moo moo. “Mom, will there be cows and pigs and chickens on the farm?”
7-year-old Mallory Maloney wanted to be an extremophile, just like his twin sister Melody. His inquisitive nature sometimes gets in the way of caution and common sense, although that inquisitive nature is exactly what revealed his own special abilities.
Book details: 53 pages + introduction and Index; 15,986 words; 31 photos, maps, drawings and other illustrations. $18. Published September, 2015 in print and e-book (Kindle).
Parents and teachers may find the following table helpful for guiding young readers of E-I-E-I-Uh Oh to additional learning resources; it also identifies topics and subtopics of the science, fine and liberal arts, health, work and family values appearing in each chapter.
There are two types of Resource Links: 1) websites with age-appropriate information for children have links in bold and 2) sites with more-advanced content for parents, teachers and bright children who want to learn more. The Resource Links aren’t complete yet. Due to the fluid nature of the Internet, many of the links found early in the writing process no longer exist. We’re updating each book’s resource tables.
Chapter |
Subjects/Topics |
Resource Links |
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Helpful Hints |
Social, Society: family relationships; Earth, Space Science: car pollution |
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Chapter 1 |
Social, society: family relationships; Life Skills: gardening; Earth, Space Science: farming; Math: symbols | Greater than/less than symbols |
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Chapter 2 |
Chemistry: hydrogen fuel; water; Earth, Space Science: the environment | New fuel cell technology |
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Chapter 3 |
Human, Family Values: generosity, gracious acceptance; Biology: cows’ milking time; soil bacteria, uses in antibiotics; Chemistry: pH | Fuzzy logic rice cookers Soil testing techniques |
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Chapter 4 |
Physics: sticking to cold things; Life Skills: calm reasoning; gardening; Family Values: disobedience, sibling loyalty; Health: sausage ingredients; Biology: cow eyes | |
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Chapter 5 |
Biology: chicken as food; Life Skills: catching, preparing chickens; Engineering: water pump; Physics: drawing water from ground; Earth, Space Science: groundwater, geysers, climate zones; Language: word derivation (aquifer) | Catching, plucking chickens How hand water pumps work Water table, groundwater Groundwater, aquifers, wells Illinois climate zones |
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Chapter 6 |
Social, Society: farm life; sharing household chores; Earth, Space Science: sunrise, sky colors; Biology: cow milk production; Life Skills: milking cows; Engineering: fuzzy logic rice cooker; Work, Careers: software engineering | |
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Chapter 7 |
Earth, Space Science: night sky; Big Dipper; Life Skills: taking care of tools; telling time by stars; Arts: writing poetry; telling stories | Using Big Dipper for compass |
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Chapter 8 |
Social, Society: traditions; Biology extremophiles; aging eyesight; Physics: dry ice, temperature lowering; Chemistry: dry ice, chemical composition; Work, careers: airplane pilot, retirement; Language: play on words; Technology: clean fuel | Dry ice |
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Chapter 9 |
Life Skills: gardening; Health: nutritious meals; healthy aging; Earth, Space Science: pollution reduction; Human, Family Values: generosity; gratitude; Language: play on words; Art: creating star maps |