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Author
Series
Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
New adventures await Doctor Proctor, Lisa, and Nilly as they try to protect Oslo, Norway, from invading aliens, enormous snakes in the sewers, seven-legged Peruvian sucking spiders, and sinister waffle irons.
Author
Series
Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
A mysterious postcard leads Lisa and Nilly from Oslo to Paris in search of Doctor Proctor but, once there, all they find of their missing friend is a time-traveling bathtub powered by a special soap and several sinister individuals determined to do all they can to locate the eccentric inventor.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Description
Friendship comes in all shapes and sizes. Instead of playing at the park, Mary spends all of her time tinkering in her lab. But one day, she realizes how lonely she is. Mary decides to use her science skills to make a pet sheep for herself. All the kids at her school are amazed by her creation! When she tries to duplicate her experiment for her classmates, though, things go hilariously awry. Can Mary invent a way to fix this mess?
"Hoping for a friend,...
Author
Series
Goldie Blox volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Entering her beloved dog Nacho in a pet talent show, Goldie Blox worries that Nacho's flatulent, tail-chasing habits will cause him to lose to rival Zeek's expensive, trick-performing robot dog.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
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.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
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"--Provided by publisher.
11) House of robots
Author
Series
House of robots volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student"--
12) Airman
Author
Language
English
Description
In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
Author
Series
Templeton twins volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Language
English
Description
Abigail and John, the Templeton twins, and their dog Cassie, foil a pair of inept kidnappers intent on stealing one of their father's newest inventions.
16) A dastardly plot
Author
Series
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1883 New York, while trying to introduce her mother's flying machine to the men-only Inventors' Guild, twelve-year-old Molly uncovers a plot to destroy the World's Fair.
18) Edison's gold
Author
Publisher
Egmont USA
Language
English
Description
Tom Edison and his friends become embroiled in a mystery involving his "double-great" grandfather's inventions, a secret society, and a vendetta being carried out by a descendant of inventor Nikola Tesla.
Author
Series
House of robots volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"--
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