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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
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
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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"--
5) Flying feet
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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
Series
Templeton twins volume 2
Language
English
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
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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...
8) Jabari tries
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Series
Language
English
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Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perserverance and problem-solving.
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