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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Earth is in danger from evil extraterrestrials and it is up to Lunchbox, the super-intelligent basset hound, his boy Nate, and two hapless aliens to stop them from destroying the Earth and its neighboring orbs, while also dealing with great-aunt Nelly's monstrous fruitcake.
3) Stealing air
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three sixth-grade boys band together to build an experimental aircraft, enduring social and practical difficulties in the process.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A twelve-year-old boy, worried that his parents may divorce, discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle--one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters--a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II--need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After one...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here is the story of Ben Franklin's first invention, his journey through the scientific method, and the surprising successes that result when you're willing to make mistakes.
Every inventor has to start somewhere, and one of the greatest innovators in our history was no exception. Ben Franklin developed his first invention while doing what he loved best: swimming! Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic, whimsical style is the perfect complement...
Every inventor has to start somewhere, and one of the greatest innovators in our history was no exception. Ben Franklin developed his first invention while doing what he loved best: swimming! Barb Rosenstock's rhythmic, whimsical style is the perfect complement...
8) Skybreaker
Author
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Matt Cruse, a student at the Airship Academy, and Kate de Vries, a young heiress, team up with a gypsy and a daring captain, to find a long-lost airship, rumored to carry a treasure beyond imagination.
9) Lights out
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Told by his parents that his light must be out at eight o'clock, a young piglet who is afraid of the dark devises an ingenious solution to the problem.
10) Bad circuits
Author
Series
Strange matter volume 6
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Stephanie discovers the shocking invention that her cousin Daniel is entering in the local science competition.
11) Tesla's attic
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
13) Slob
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed.
Author
Series
Rotten School volume 11
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
With the Board of Inspectors threatening to shut down Rotten School, Bernie Bridges only has time for one last money-making scheme, but his friends are too obsessed with a role-playing video game to help him.
15) Jabari tries
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
16) Unleashed
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Luthor the Doberman, a former attack dog, has a good home with Savannah Drysdale, but every time a certain truck passes he goes into a frenzy, while Griffin Bing is caught up in trying to beat his rival, Darren Vader, at an invention contest.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Ethan Cheeseman and his children, ages eight, twelve, and fourteen, hope to settle in a nice small town, at least long enough to complete work on a time machine, but spies and government agents have been pursuing them for two years and are about to catch up.
Author
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000--the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. When Uncle Archie vanishes, it's up to Elliot, Leslie, and every one of the unusual 'employees' to create an invention so astonishing it will save the Creature Department"--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Ethan Cheeseman takes his children, ages eight, twelve, and fourteen, and Captain Jibby and crew, to the year 1668 to end an ancient family curse and save the children's mother, but damage to the time machine and the arrival of Mr. 5 complicate their return.
Author
Series
(Judith C.).Andrew lost volume 1
Publisher
Bomnamu
Pub. Date
2008
Language
Korean
Description
When ten-year-old Andrew invents a shrinking machine, he does not expect to be sucked into the machine along with his cousin Judy, only to end up in a dog's nose.
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