Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor (Frank Einstein series #1): Book One (Frank Einstein, 1) - Hardcover

Scieszka, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419712187 ISBN 13: 9781419712180

Publisher: Amulet Books, 2014

Synopsis

Frank Einstein loves to tinker, build and take things apart. He loves to observe, hypothesise, experiment and invent. Frank Einstein is a kid genius who loves figuring out how the world works by creating household contraptions that are part science, part imagination and definitely unusual. After an uneventful experiment with a garage-lab artificially intelligent RoboBug, a lightning storm and a flash of electricity, Frank's inventions--the robots Klink and Klank--suddenly come to life. Not exactly the ideal lab partners, the wise-cracking Klink and the overly expressive Klank are a help nonetheless as Frank attempts to perfect his Dark Energy Drive ...that is until Frank's arch nemesis, T. Edison, steals Klink and Klank for his evil doomsday plan! With the help of his friends, Frank sets out to rescue the robots and stop T. Edison from carrying out his twisted plans! Using real science and drawing inspiration from the classic pulp stories of Tom Swift, Jon Scieszka has created a unique world of adventure and science fiction.

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Review

"Brian Biggs' cartoon-tastic two-color illustrations add the perfect punch to the "diary" look so many young readers have come to embrace. Scieszka clearly knows his audience and plays right into their hands, as this series promises entertainment but supports it with real science. There are plenty of explosions and experiments to inspire reluctant readers to don the lab coats and start inventing!"
--Sharon Verbeten "BookPage "

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
"Wacky characters, including a hip Grampa Al and a chimpanzee who uses sign language, make this fast-paced story a great choice for readers who want lots of laughs."--Tracy Scaglione, Library Media Specialist, Dorsett Shoals Elementary, Douglasville, Georgia"Library Media Connection" (03/01/2014)

"Biggs's cartoonish illustrations, including a number of science-y diagrams featuring subjects ranging from pizza toppings to the inner workings of a flatulent cow, complement the text perfectly. With a second book already in the works, this definitely smells like a hit series."-- (11/01/2014)

About the Author

Jon Scieszka is one of the most important, iconic and well-loved voices in children's literature. His classic picture books and chapter books have sold millions of copies. Brian Biggs has collaborated with Garth Nix, Cynthia Rylant, and Katherine Applegate, in addition to working on his own picture books in his Everything Goes series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1419712187
• ISBN 13: 9781419712180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Biggs Brian