Why Does Ice Melt?
Mira finds a perfect ice sculpture in the town square. By noon, it's a puddle. She refuses to accept 'it got warm.' That refusal is where everything begins.
Along the way, your child discovers
States of matter, molecular movement, energy transfer — through story and analogy, not lecture.
✦ The last thing Lumi says
“Now you know why ice melts. But why does ice float on top of water instead of sinking? Almost nothing works that way. We'll find out next time.”


