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Fillmore and his robot pal Geary are best friends and expert inventors. So it's only natural that when they decide they need a dog, they work together to build one. But Sbot (short for Super Dog Robot) doesn't turn out quite the way they planned! So build your own rocket (punch-out included), fasten your seat belts, and join Fillmore, Geary, and Sbot on a hilarious intergalactic adventure that's sure to rate high on every kid's Read-O-Meter. ... Read more

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The first "manned" hot-air balloon is about to take off! But what are those noises coming from the basket?

Based on the (POSSIBLY) true report of a day in 1783, this si the story of (PERHAPS) the bravest collection of flyers the world has ever seen, as (SORT OF) told to Marjorie Priceman. ... Read more

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Full of energy and wit, Dotty Inventions mixes the fascinating origins of real items (ball point pen, windshield wiper, parachute, Frisbee, and Velcro) with fantastical ones (digital deck chairs, stereo umbrellas, edible scarves). The story revolves around Professor Dorothy Dabble, who sets off to London with her pet robot, Digby, to enter a competition for best invention. On their way, Digby uncovers the wacky stories behind several items. Does the Professor win the competition? ... Read more

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Captain Arsenio was a curious man who liked, more than anything, to tinker and explore. One day in 1782, he decided that he would put his unusual skills to work in a most ambitious way: he would build a flying machine.

Despite a hodgepodge of materials (and a total unawareness of the laws of physics), Captain Arsenio aimed to get his feet off the ground and his head in the clouds—temporarily, at least. But would any of his crazy inventions ever achieve flight?

In this hilarious fictional account, Pablo Bernasconi imagines a legend in the making—a retired cheesemaker and scuba diver turned inventor who sets off to fly with the birds, in spite of himself. ... Read more

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Neato, I must say...
When I ordered this book, there was no other review for me to go upon. I judged this book solely on its cover and I am very pleased. The pictures are beautiful (in an ordinary way) and fit the story very well. However, they are not in the same league as K.Y. Craft or Mercer Mayer's fairy tale work. One thing that I found very helpful within this book for a classroom is the diversity pictured. The King and Queen's friends are all different colors and different cultures, which teaches young children an important lesson. My favorite is Maya Monsoon. The story also teaches children the importance of compromise and settling arguements with words not actions. The story is a creative way to explain the changing of the seasons and weather, with the neat addition of the King and Queen's friends. This book does a nice job explaing something quite complicated to young children. Enjoy! ... Read more

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It's 1945, and 13-year-old Stephen has just reached the gates of the topsecret military base in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He has come to join his father,a famous physicist who is working on a covert project for the Allies. Though hisfather is forbidden to discuss the project in any detail, Stephen can tell byhis haunted eyes and shaking hands how worried he and the other scientists are.After a few weeks, Stephen finds that he cannot control his insatiablecuriosity. Enlisting the help of his new friend Tilanov, Stephen devises a planto discover the true nature of "the gadget." But when he finally learns what itis, he also realizes another startling truth--that he has trusted the wrongperson with the information and not only his life, but the lives of allAmericans, could be in terrible danger.

The greatest strength of The Gadget is how Paul Zindel communicates, inclear and simple prose, how terribly uncertain many of those "in the know" wereabout dropping the atom bomb, and the idea that no one--not even topscientists--could really predict what the outcome would be. By combining thisdisconcerting notion with a rapid-fire plot and an Everyman teen protagonist,young adult veteran author Zindel has created a historical fiction that readslike a thrilling action-adventure pulp novel, except, (and this is the bestpart)--it's all true. Curious readers will also find a World War II chronology,bibliography, and short bios of prominent figures involved in the making of theatom bomb. (Ages 11 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert ... Read more

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A Good Book
This book is a pretty good book, but I think it could have been less of a mystery and then it would have been a much better book.This book was still a good book because it had a lot of action in it and I like a lot of action in my books. Then also this book is a kind of a sad book. His best friend died. So over all I would recommend this book to those people who like a lot of action.

The gadget by dennis
The Gadget is about a boy named Stephen, and his friend named Alexie. stephen's dad is a scientist and is working on a nuclear bomb called the Gadget. his dad doesn't know tat he is building a bomb that could destroy or even kill alot of people. Stephen and Alexie try to figure out what they are doing. While Stephen's father is working on a project stephen is with Alexie trying to figure out what is going on. The nazi's call and say that they gave up. They later had a party but one scientist wasnot there he was in the lab he came stumbleing out with green chemicals and he was glowing green also. Everybody rushed over to him to help stephen ran to get some help . The ambulance came and took him to the hospita and stephen went with alexie and the guy gave stephen a pair of weird glasses and that's when stephen got curious as to what was going on in the lab...

Awesome Book but sad
This was an awesome book but the part where Jackson dies I think is the saddest part of the book because it hurts bad when you lose a best friend

The Gadget is it "Too Good"
The Gadget by Paul Zindel is about a thirteen year old Stephen Orr. His Father is a scientist that works for the Goverment in the time period of the 1940's. If you are person who likes history and science this book is perfect. Stephen is a person who i can relate to becasue i know a person just like him. Matt Hadsell. They both like to explore the unknow and discover the undiceded. As my title says "Too Good" thats exactly what this book is, so if you like reading or just want an intersting read, the Gadget is right for you.

A Great book
The Gadget is a book about a boy who lives with his mother in England during a war.His father lives and works on a military base in Los Alamos.His father is a physicist on the base.He is one of many physicists on the base that is designing and making the A-bomb.The boy meets a friend that lives neer the base and they become good friends.If you like books with action and a little mystery at the same time,this book is for you.This book will keep you guessing all the way till the end. ... Read more

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Einstein Anderson is a whiz at science, and readers are invited to have fun matching wits with this detective as he investigates ten mind-boggling mysteries of science--from the icy question of cutting a piece of ice in half to the mysterious speedy snakes and gigantic ants. ... Read more

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The Magic School Bus Taking Flight
My son enjoys this book because it explains how an airplane works. Ms. Frizzle's class takes a field trip to the model airplane show. When on student gets curious about flying, Ms. Frizzle decides to take the students to get on the airplane. They run into problems when Tim trips over the binoculars & breaks the controls. The class learns how the airplane stays in the air & when you move the propellers on the airplane the plane turns directions. I every child should read The Magic School Bus series

Fabulous Science Book!
I read this book as part of a final project about children's science books. I found this book fun, adventurous and educating! As a teacher, I intend to stock my classroom library with this and the other books in the "Magic School Bus" series. The videos that correspond to certain books are also a good resource. Kids: you'll love it! Adults: it's an excellent resource; use it! ... Read more

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These fun and easy math games are just right for young learners! Students will build and reinforce essential skills and concepts while playing board, dice, card, spinner games, and more. Perfect to put in a learning center or play with the entire class! Includes reproducible game boards, background information, teaching tips, variations for playing, and resources. ... Read more

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Second-grade teacher Ms. Splinter takes going to the circus very seriously. After all, there is important circus-related information that she must communicate to her class. And that means no fidgeting. Ms. Splinter's mini-dissertations on various circus animals and performers make up the text of this lively picture book: "According to the dictionary, clown comes from the Old Norse word klonne, meaning 'clumsy fellow.' Now, sit still, class, hands on laps. Let's leave the clowning to the clowns." What Ms. Splinter doesn't know (but readers do know from the pictures), is that young Emeline slips away from the class to feed peanuts to the elephant, is swooped up by the elephant's trunk, isplunked down in front of a klonne, and becomes part of the circus herself! Caldecott Honor winner Marjorie Priceman's breathtakingly gorgeous, color-soaked illustrations tell their own story as Emeline swings from a tightrope, nearly falls into a hippo's mouth, is saved by a strongman, faces off with a tiger, and kisses a monkey. Only when Emeline starts performing on the flying trapeze does Ms. Splinter catch on. "What an expert aerialist!" she cries. "What a brave little..." "EMELINE!?!" Needless to say, kids will relish the fact that Ms. Splinter is left in the dark as Emeline has her day in the sun. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1999 by Marjorie Priceman. Reproduced with permission of Alfred A. Knopf.) (Ages 5 and older, best for reading aloud) --Karin Snelson ... Read more

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Marjorie Price meets Raoul Dufy
The artwork is exceptional. Elephants, giraffes, tigers, clowns and of course Emeline move through the pages with unequaled grace and cheerfulness. What appears to be a blotch of primary colours at first glance is almost magically transformed into subtle and tender characters who might justly be called the sophisticated french painter Raoul Dufys great-grand-children. Two-year-old readers already take delight in following the hidden plot which the adult reader is likely to miss at first reading. A wonderful surprise and sweet lesson for the rereading parent. However, dont overwhelm little ones with the text. Miss Splinters commentary is more likely to find an interested and laughing audience in 5-7 year-old children. ... Read more

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Todd and Noelle are volunteering at a blood drive when they get shocking news: Both banks in town have been robbed! This may be the Third-Grade Detectives' most important case yet. The new police chief doesn't think he needs help from a bunch of third graders to solve crimes, and if the kids can't prove him wrong, their detective careers may be over.

The trouble is, the thief hasn't left any clues, except for a discarded sweaty handkerchief. Yuck! Can something so disgusting provide the lead the Detectives need? ... Read more

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CREEPY, CRAWLY
CRITTERS -- YUCK!

Poor Todd. First he has to give up his room for an old friend of his father's who's visiting. Then his valuable baseball card collection is stolen. Now Mr. Merlin says the class is going to be studying spiders. Todd hates spiders.

But then Mr. Merlin tells the Third-Grade Detectives that a spider's web may help catch the thief. Maybe spiders aren't so bad after all. ... Read more

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My kids love these books!!
My kids love George Edward Stanley's Third Grade Detectives. Now, all they talk about is solving mysteries with science, just like forensic scientists do. They can't get enough of these great books. ... Read more

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Here is a sing-along, read-along book that honors the animals, the environment, and a universal holiday all in one fresh approach. To the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," appreciate twelve endearing North American species in their natural habitats. Includes suggestions for Earth Day activities. Earth Day is an environmental holiday worthy of celebration every day! ... Read more

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A beautifully illustrated picture book for young readers
Earth Day Birthday is a beautifully illustrated picture book for young readers, demonstrating the wonder and importance of the planet's varied environment and the amazing creatures who thrive in it. The text by Pattie Schnetzler is patterned after the popular "Twelve Days of Christmas" song; each two-page spread features lavish color illustrations and lyrics such as "On the eighth Earth Day Birthday the wide world gave to me... / Eight cranes a-dancing / six owls a-hooting / five spotted fawns / four salmon leaping / three panthers creeping / two grizzlies sleeping / and a bald eagle in a blue sky." The final two pages offer a brief history and incentive to celebrate Earth Day, as well as the simple music for singing aloud. Wonderfully enhanced with the artwork of Chad Wallace, Earth Day Birthday is a counting book classic to share with preschool and kindergarten age boys and girls.

A treasure!
A perfect way to celebrate Earth Day every day for you and your child. Earth Day Birthday shows twelve different species of animals in their natural habitats. The catchy sing-along text combined with the awesome action illustrations truly make this book a treasure! ... Read more

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Telegraph Transmit
Radio Rescue shows how even young people can help others. Lynne Barasch writes about her father as a 10-year-old boy, who in 1923 falls in love with the newly created telegraph machine and spends two years becoming a telegraph operator. This boy became an experienced operator and in 1926 was able to relay a message which lead to the rescue of a family in Key Largo, Florida.
This is an historical non-fiction picture book with full-page color cartoons written in first person from the perspective of the author's father. The book also includes a time line of the invention of the telegraph, a list of the advantages of the telegraph, and a chart of Morse code.
Radio Rescue is suggested for 5-8 year olds but 8-11 year olds would understand the concept better. Robert J. Marx, the author's father, wrote [this book is a] "mostly true and faithful recording of my very younger days"...[and he is] "...stil completely [sic] fluent in Morse code as I learned it at age 10..."

A great way to introduce a young person to a life adventure
Ms. Barasch has done a superb job of capturing the essence of amateur radio. This book speaks to the young reader as an equal, and tells with enthusiasm the story of a young boy who was caught up in the exciting time when radio was becoming an important broadcast medium, but was developing rapidly as a long-range two-way communication system... I heartily recommend this book! Buy it as a gift for every young person you know!

Great radio adventure story
I use this in my "Ham Radio for Kids" class. My boys read this book over and over again, and I like the story too - it reminds me of the excitement of getting my ham license at age 13. Rich - KY6R

Radio, Rescue and Much, Much More
Back in the 1920s communication wasn't as easy as it is today. Telephones didn't have dials or buttons and operators had to place your calls for you and this could mean waiting several hours to finally get to talk to someone. Lynne Barasch has taken a little bit of personal history and authored a wonderful picture book about the wireless radio, the first instant communication. Her father, the book's hero became the youngest licensed amateur radio operator in the country. Radio Rescue is his story of how he went about learning Morse Code and international signals, passing the test and getting his license, setting up his station and aerial and finally communicating and making new friends all over the world. And though it started out as a hobby, for fun, during the Florida hurricane of 1926, when all the phone lines were wiped out, he was instrumental in relaying news and rescuing a Key Largo family..... This is an informative and exciting story full of history, fun facts and detail kids 6-10 will really enjoy. The easy to read, first person text, complete with Morse code, is complimented by the simple, expressive illustrations and together they're sure to peak the interest of possible future ham radio operators.

great book i am the subject of this book
mostly true and faithful recording of my very younger days as a teenager with the wireless age at my fingertips. I am stilcompletely fluent in Morse code as I learned it at age 10 and up..the book went to press before we could include details about Admiral Byrds first expedition to south pole.. helped with that one too ..NYTimes bldg on 43 st had a ham set that couldnt reach Byrd I could at 2azk regards from RJMarx bobolane1 ... Read more

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Little Critter has chosen the best topic ever for his science project -- caterpillars! Did you know that a caterpillar starts out its life as an egg? Or that a caterpillar eats leaves and flowers all day and all night? Join Little Critter as he plans, researches, and creates his project, all in time for this year’s big science fair.

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While studying for a test on Galileo, crew member Max falls asleep on a stomach-full of anchovy pizza. Suddenly, it's in the 1600's and Galileo's gravity experiments are going strangely wrong! Is Max having a pizza hallucination...or is he really meant to save the future of science? Either way, it's a slice of science history in the making!

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This story is wild! Bruno is the funnyest caveman ever!
The Kinetic City Super Crew is my favorite books ... Read more