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Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Meet Joshua James, the fix-it man. If he can't fix it, no one can! When a stinky problem arises, Joshua James takes matters into his own hands with a little help from his younger sister, Sophie. -- Amazon.com
2) Jabari tries
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perseverance and problem-solving.
Author
Series
The Inventors (Morgen) volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
376 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Description
George and Ada embark on a journey to the Galapagos to restore George's family name and save the world from Don Nadie, head of the nefarious Society of Nobodies.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Maths whizz Alice Jones has already cracked a mystery or two. But when a scientist vanishes from a locked room, she faces her toughest case yet. Dr Learner had been working on an invisibility suit, but is wacky science really behind his disappearance? Or is it something more sinister? Fearless Alice won't stop till she knows the truth . . .
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In this humorous adaptation of the Snow White tale Jo Bright excels at building bots which angers the queen--so Jo and her dragon friend, Henry, and their seven bots come up with a plan to banish the jealous queen to the Moon, take over the queen's storerooms, filled with bot-building equipment.
6) Airman
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Formats
Description
In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
153 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Eleven-year-old Julian Calendar thought changing schools would mean leaving his "nerdy" persona behind, but instead he forms an alliance with fellow inventors Greta and Ben and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for nefarious purposes.
Author
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Tells the story of an inventor named Tony Stark who was badly injured when he was taken prisoner and worked to create a device to keep his heart beating and a suit of armor to hold the device in place.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
All his life, Dawson has been inventing things, repairing toys in unusual ways, and helping clean up his neighborhood by reusing discarded objects, but when his Vacu-Maniac malfunctions it is his friend Mooey whose brainpower saves the day.
10) House of robots
Author
Series
House of robots volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
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
Cragbridge Hall volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
When twins Abby and Derick start junior high at the prestigious academy their grandfather founded, Cragbridge Hall, they discover firsthand the dangers of time travel and must find a way to save their parents, who have been sent to the Titanic the night it sank.
Author
Series
Ethan Fairmont volume 1
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Description
Something cool happening in Ferrous City? Not a chance. Until one day...when self-proclaimed genius inventor Ethan Fairmont runs into an abandoned car factory to avoid a local bully and accidentally stumbles across his ex-best friend Kareem, new kid Juan Carlos, and an extraterrestrial visitor. Cheese (the alien) is stuck on Earth in need of some serious repairs, spicy snacks, and absolute, total secrecy. That's easier said than done when mysterious...
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Series
Crimson five volume 1
Formats
Description
It's the year 2071. Kia Krumpet is determined to build her 67 inventions, but she won't have the opportunity to unless she earns a spot at PIPS, the Piedmont Inventor's Prep School. Kia has trouble making friends at school, but has dreamed of winning the Piedmont Challenge and attending PIPS ever since she learned that her Grandma Kitty won the very first Piedmont Challenge. When Kia and four of her classmates are selected to compete for a spot at...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Cy is a Cyclops who knows how to make just about anything--except a friend. So Cy practices friend-making skills and then sets off. When beaming confidence, making eye contact, and winking don't work, he comes up with another plan: knowing that it's nice to share, he builds a chariot for two--for himself and his friend-to-be"--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
The castle is crawling with wayward alligators, and the clueless king doesn't know how to fix it. Lila, Margaret, and Harriet have lots of ideas, but their father won't listen! According to him, the Princesses should be focusing on proper pursuits like drawing, jewelry, and music. When the three girls start falling asleep during the day, the King sends the Prince to investigate. He discovers that the three princesses are gathering at night to use...
18) Control freaks
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Description
"The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are a little... competitive. Okay. They're a LOT competitive. The minute Principal Yee announces an epic competition for the golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows he has to win. But it won't be easy. The competition doesn't just include science, technology, engineering and math. It also has arts and sports. Not Doug's best subjects... With only a week to go, Doug launches a quest...
Author
Series
House of robots volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
316 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish--fins and all. This ... account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes"--Amazon.com.
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