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House of robots volume 1
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"--
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Frank Einstein volume 1
Language
English
Description
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
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Frank Einstein volume 2
Language
English
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"Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with intelligent robots Klink and Klank once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--
4) Melonhead
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Series
Melonhead books volume 1
Language
English
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Description
In the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Capitol Hill, Lucy Rose's friend Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a budding inventor with a knack for getting into trouble, enters a science contest that challenges students to recycle an older invention into a new invention.
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Frank Einstein volume 3
Language
English
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"Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity), and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of the human body"--
6) Jabari tries
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Series
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English
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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.
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Secrets of a lab rat volume 1
Language
English
Description
Part inventor, part daredevil, Scab McNally is determined to let nothing get in the way of convincing his parents to let him buy a dog--especially his "smart times ten" twin sister, Isabelle. He'll use his new invention, a sister-repellent spray, to earn enough for the dog. But a broken bottle of the megastinky concoction brings major disaster
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Series
Eliza Boom volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Eliza Boom is the daughter of a spy gadget inventor who hopes to create a great invention like her father, but first she needs to get a roll of her father's top-secret film back from the class bully Zoe Wakefield.
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Series
Templeton twins volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Abigail and John, the Templeton twins, and their dog Cassie, foil a pair of inept kidnappers intent on stealing one of their father's newest inventions.
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Series
Tales from the multiverse volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"--
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Series
Zita the spacegirl volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Zita the Spacegirl has saved planets, battled monsters, and wrestled with interplanetary fame. But she faces her biggest challenge yet in the final installment of the Zita adventures. Wrongfully imprisoned on a penitentiary planet, Zita has to plot the galaxy's greatest jailbreak before the evil prison warden can execute his plan of interstellar domination!"--
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Series
Language
English
Description
"When Lord Wrexford discovers the body of a gifted inventor in a dark London alley, he promptly alerts the watchman and lets the authorities handle the matter. But Wrexford soon finds himself drawn into the murder investigation when the inventor's widow begs for his assistance, claiming the crime was not a random robbery. It seems her husband's designs for a revolutionary steam-powered engine went missing the night of his death. The plans could be...
16) Violet the pilot
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Language
English
Description
"Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble."--Title page verso.
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Series
Doctor Proctor's fart powder volume 1
Language
English
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Description
New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor to develop his latest invention, a powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes.
19) Izzy Gizmo
Author
Series
Izzy Gizmo volume 1
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Izzy Gizmo loves to invent but gets frustrated when her inventions fail to work properly, so when she finds a crow with a broken wing her grandfather urges her to persist until she finds a way to help.
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Series
Baby Brains volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Baby Brains invents RoboMom to do all the household chores and give his tired parents a rest.
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