EXHIBIT 23(b)
 
WHEN THE COMPANY FILES ITS RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND COMPLETES
A FIVE-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 2, WE WILL BE IN A POSITION
TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTANT'S CONSENT.
 
                                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
APRIL 11, 1997
 
                             ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
World of Science, Inc.
 
  We consent to the use of our report included herein and to the references to
our firm under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
Rochester, New York
April  , 1997