Jon Scieszka
Author
Series
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
4) Dizzy Izzy
Author
Lexile measure
220L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What makes Izzy dizzy? He tries jumping, zooming, skidding, and spinning, but nothing works. Until finally... Izzy is dizzy! Or is he?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
AstroNuts volume mission 2
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
219 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
On their second mission to find another habitable planet, the four mutant animals, LaserShark, AstroWolf, SmartHawk, and StinkBug, splash land on the Water Planet, run by some suspiciously friendly clams, who are very eager to swap planets--and if the AstroNuts can stop arguing among themselves they may find out why before it is too late.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with intelligent robots Klink and Klank once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--
Author
Series
Astronuts volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
211 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Carbon dioxide is out of control on Earth, and the fate of humankind rests in the paws of four experimental, untested Animal Astronauts (AlphaWolf, SmartHawk, LaserShark, and StinkBug) who are seeking another habitable planet; first destination is the Plant Planet which at first looks perfect, except that the abundant plant life can think for itself--and it thinks that it really does not like the AstroNuts.
Author
Series
Astronuts volume 3
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
233 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
So far the AstroNuts have failed to find a suitable planet, but NNASA has come up with a new plan: send the four animal astronauts back through time on Earth where they are to contact early homo sapiens and somehow set them on a path to a sustainable future--trouble is, humans seem inferior to many of the other species (especially the wolves), so the AstroNuts come up with a Survival of the Fittest Olympics, hoping that with a little help the humans...
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Frank Einstein is a kid-genius, scientist and inventor. Klink is a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity. And Klank is a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity. Together they create the BrainTurbo to power-boost the human body and help their baseball-pitching pal Janegoodall make the team. But can they figure out how to foil archrival T. Edison and save the world? -- Page [4] cover.
12) Uh-oh, Max
Author
Series
Lexile measure
220L
Language
English
Description
"Max is having so much fun that he keeps getting stuck! Will anyone in Trucktown be able to help him out?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times Bestseller
"I never thought science could be funny . . . until I read Frank Einstein. It will have kids laughing."
—Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"Huge laughs and great science—the kind of smart, funny stuff that makes Jon Scieszka a legend."
—Mac Barnett, author of Battle Bunny and The Terrible Two
Clever science experiments,
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The classic nursery rhymes we know and love--upside-down, backward, in gibberish, and fresh out of bounds--as only Jon Scieszka could stage them. Mother knows best, but sometimes a little nonsense wins the day. Inspired by Dadaism's rejection of reason and rational thinking, and in cahoots with Blanche Fisher Wright's The Real Mother Goose, this anthology of absurdity unravels the fabric of classic nursery rhymes and stitches them back together (or...
18) Math curse
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
19) Robot Zot!
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
On a mission to conquer planet Earth, tiny but fearless Robot Zot and his mechanical sidekick leave a path of destruction as they battle kitchen appliances.
20) Truckery rhymes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
57 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
For generations, Trucks have been sharing these beloved tales, rowdy rhymes, and honk-along songs. Finally these classics have been gathered into one big, noisy, high-octane collection! All the favorite truckery rhymes are here, from "Peter Peter Payload Eater" to "Little Dan Dumper", all the way to "Pop! Blows the Diesel."