A Tiny Vegetable, Many Mattresses, and the Science of the Princess and the Pea

by Gloria Koster, Dusan Pavlic (Illustrator)

Overview

Did the princess really feel a pea under 20 mattresses? It seems hard to believe! The princess retells her epic tale and uses the scientific method to investigate. After numerous experiments, will the princess have an answer? Can science reveal the reason behind her exceptionally bad night's sleep?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798875216657
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2025
Series:	The Science of Fairy Tales
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Dusan Pavlic has illustrated hundreds of books for publishers around the world. Many of his witty and charming illustrations have won awards, including the Golden Pen. Dusan works as an illustrator and graphic designer in Belgrade, Serbia.

A public and a school librarian, Gloria belongs to the Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education. She enjoys both city and country life, dividing her time between Manhattan and the small town of Pound Ridge, New York. Gloria has three adult children and a bunch of energetic grand kids.

Interviews

Each story contains multiple child-friendly science experiments;