Star Jumper (Journal of a Cardboard Genius) - Softcover

Asch, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553378873 ISBN 13: 9781553378877

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2013

Synopsis

Self-proclaimed genius inventor Alex is convinced that his little brother Jonathan is evil. The kid never shuts up. He's a klutz, and he drools on his pillow when he sleeps. Jonathan's specialty, though, is sticking to Alex like glue -- and sticking his nose into his big brother's business. That's why Alex has to leave Earth and fly so far away that no one will ever be able to find him. Using cardboard, duct tape, old odds and ends and his amazing scientific imagination, Alex builds Star Jumper, a spaceship that will deliver him from his rotten little brother forever! It's a plan only a cardboard genius could ever hope to pull off. But Jonathan has other ideas -- and a secret that ultimately brings forth Alex's most brilliant creation ever!

About this title

Review:

Play and reality merge--Kirkus Reviews

[L]ively and realistic, bouncing between mock scientific jargon and exasperated brother-speak ... a good choice for young science-fiction fans.--School Library Journal

This fun book will take the reader on an adventure through the possibilities of the imagination ...--Library Media Connection

Readers who like to tinker and dream will be the best audience for this tongue-in-cheek tale, in which the lines between imagination and reality are intriguingly blurred.--Booklist

About the Author:

Frank Asch is the author and illustrator of more than 70 books for children. His picture books with Kids Can Press include Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs and Mr. Maxwell's Mouse (illustrated by his son, Devin Asch). Frank lives in Middletown Springs, Vermont.Frank Asch is the author and illustrator of more than 70 books for children. His picture books with Kids Can Press include Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs and Mr. Maxwell's Mouse (illustrated by his son, Devin Asch). Frank lives in Middletown Springs, Vermont.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1553378873
• ISBN 13: 9781553378877
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128