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1) Flying feet
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlie often thinks of inventions that seldom work, but his latest idea just might be able to help Jake the Sweeper get rid of a big pile of trash and save "Come as a Character" day, too.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twins Ella and Herbie have moved into a new home that doesn't look very pretty and they can see nothing good about it. Mom and dad have asked for the help of a handyman named Mr. Mital who attends their church and wants the twins to help him. Seeing their disappointment with the house, Mr. Mital tells them a quote from Sir Isaac Newton who once said "If I have seen farther than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Meaning that...
Author
Series
House of robots volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Robots on strike! Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos in the house! It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep the peace until his inventor mom reveals her secret project ... and why it was worth the wait"--
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"--
Author
Series
House of robots volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
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"--
Author
Series
Templeton twins volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Professor Templeton has been hired by the Thespian Academy of the Performing Arts and Sciences to invent something, anything, important (and profitable) but the thirteen-year-old twins, Abigail and John, are suspicious and determined to investigate.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Happy Conklin Jr. is the only 10-year-old who has to shave three times a day. Hap's dad is a brilliant inventor of screwball products, and being a Conklin kid means sometimes being experimented on. So Hap has his beard, and his five sisters each have their own unique--and often problematic--qualities too. And although Hap's dad has made a fortune with his wacky inventions sold via nonstop TV infomercials, all of that money has gone to Hap's tyrannical...
Author
Series
Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's another day at the Swift Academy when Tom starts finding little troll-like figures around campus. And he's not the only one. Much to the amusement and curiosity of students, these dolls are appearing all over the school. But even after they're collected by faculty, a second wave mysteriously appears--except these replacements record audio and play it back for surrounding listeners. Before everyone knows it, secrets and gossip are revealed across...
11) Albie Newton
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When whiz inventor Albie Newton enters a new school, his plan for making friends turns into a disaster, but his incredible new invention may make everything right and his classmates' friendship.
Author
Series
Izzy Gizmo volume 2
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Izzy Gizmo is invited to an inventing competition, where a greedy competitor forces her to improvise.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
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
Frank Einstein volume 4
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Boy genius Frank Einstein finds himself in competition with his classmate and archrival T. Edison and his sign-language-speaking sidekick, Mr. Chimp, over Frank's newest invention: the EvoBlaster Belt.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Ben, Zara, Sam, and Marcia begin their summer vacation by helping Professor Ampersand and a new friend build the Silver Turtle, a futuristic airplane, but on the day the first test flight is planned, a strange woman steals the airplane with the children inside.
Author
Series
Templeton twins volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
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.
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