4 ICEBOUND!

Icebound! "This would be a lot easier if we had some of those white coats," Bean said. She speared her bagel on her thumb and took a chomp out of it. "Lab coats," said Ivy, licking her cream cheese. "And lots of little bottles of chemicals." "What if there was just this one chemical that would stop global warming and we discovered it?" Bean said dreamily. She imagined herself holding up a test tube full of shimmering pink stuff. TA-DA, she was saying. All around her, other scientists clapped in amazement.

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"Don't you remember?" Ivy interrupted her dream. "My mom said she was never going to get me another chemistry set after what happened last time." "You have some potion ingredients, don't you?" asked Bean. Ivy was going to be a witch when she grew up, so there were usually potion ingredients in her room. "I've got some dead flies and some baking soda," said Ivy. "And some brick powder." Bean sighed. "I don't think any of those is going to cure global warming." "Me neither," said Ivy. "But what will?" "We have to think," said Bean. Ivy thought and sucked cream cheese out of her hair. Bean thought and squeezed her head between her hands until her eyeballs almost popped out. "There's recycling, I guess," she said. "We could show how it's good for the earth."

"But everyone already knows about recycling," said Ivy. "We're supposed to have a new idea." They thought some more. Bean's dad came into the kitchen. He looked at their thinking faces and sat down at the table next to Bean. "What's happening, kidalunks?" "We need an idea to stop global warming," said Bean. "Easy," he said. "Get rid of cars."

"Dad, we're seven. We don't have cars. We need something we can do for a science fair." "Oh," said her dad. He leaned against the back of his chair and frowned. For several moments it was quiet. Suddenly, he snapped his fingers. "Okay! Got one! You guys can make posters that remind people to turn out the lights! You know, to save electricity. You could have a slogan, like 'Lights Out When You're Out!'" He smiled at them proudly. "Isn't that good?" Bean and Ivy exchanged looks. "Yeah, Dad,"

said Bean. "Great. Thanks." "Well!" he said. "I'm going to go clean out the drains." "Okay," said Bean. Ivy and Bean watched as he left the room. Then they looked at each other and shook their heads. "That has got to be the most boring idea ever," said Bean. "You know grown-ups," said Ivy. "They don't have very good imaginations." Ivy and Bean began thinking again. "What if..." began Ivy and stopped. She stared at the refrigerator. "Ice cubes!"