Ada tries to bake a birthday cake for her dad, but it comes out wrong - why? Ada dives into the science of baking. After all, "each time you bake, you are conducting a small experiment": ingredients (including a rising agent such as baking powder, baking soda, or yeast) are mixed in a specific order (a reaction, which makes a change) to make a delicious result. Science terms (e.g. chemistry, biology, physics, math) are in bold, and are defined in the text; there is no glossary. Back matter includes simple science experiments, including a recipe for sugar cookies.

Informative, fun, useful, with a mix of graphics and visual elements (photos and illustrations) on a graph paper background.

As Jeph Jacques put it many years ago...baking is science for hungry people! ( )