Jon Scieszka
Author
Series
Time warp trio series volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, they find themselves face-to-face with giants, dragons, wizards, and the Knights of the Round Table.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1989.
Physical Desc
1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone thought they knew the story of the Three Little Pigs -- at least until they first heard A. Wolf's side of the story way back in 1989. For twenty-five years, readers have been astounded by A. Wolf's heartfelt tale of how things really happened the day he set out to borrow a cup of sugar to make his dear old granny's birthday cake...Is A. Wolf guilty? Innocent? Something in between? It's up to you to read and decide for yourself what the True...
3) Math curse
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill.
Language
English
Description
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital, 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but science verses that sound very much like some well-known poems.
Author
Series
AstroNuts volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
AstroNuts Mission Two: The Water Planet is the second book in the laugh-out-loud series by children's literature legend Jon Scieszka.
The book follows a new mission, where AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug must find a planet fit for human life after we've finally made Earth unlivable.
After they splash-land on the Water Planet, they find power-hungry clams, a rebellious underwater...
The book follows a new mission, where AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug must find a planet fit for human life after we've finally made Earth unlivable.
After they splash-land on the Water Planet, they find power-hungry clams, a rebellious underwater...
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
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.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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 arch rival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--
Author
Series
AstroNuts volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Carbon dioxide is out of control on Earth, and the fate of humankind rests in the paws of four experimental, untested Animal Astronauts (AlphaWolf, SmartHawk, LaserShark, and StinkBug) who are seeking another habitable planet; first destination is the Plant Planet which at first looks perfect, except that the abundant plant life can think for itself--and it thinks that it really does not like the AstroNuts.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner.
11) Funny Business
Author
Series
Guys read volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Funny Business, the first volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face.
There's something for everyone in this collection of short stories from some of the funniest writers around. This hilarious, offbeat first installment in the Guys Read Library is 100% grade-A humor, guaranteed to have kids of all ages asking
...12) Smash! Crash!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Getting dirty and being loud are what is expected of Jack Truck and Dump Truck Dan as they set out to do the jobs they were meant to do and have some fun along the way in Trucktown.
13) Kat's maps
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Kat, who loves to make maps of all sorts of places and things, gives a special map to Jack.
14) True Stories
Author
Series
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable-and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life...
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times Bestseller
"I never thought science could be funny . . . until I read Frank Einstein. It will have kids laughing."
—Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"Huge laughs and great science—the kind of smart, funny stuff that makes Jon Scieszka a legend."
—Mac Barnett, author of Battle Bunny and The Terrible Two
Clever science experiments,
Author
Series
AstroNuts volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
This laugh-out-loud, visually groundbreaking read launches a major new series by children's literature legend Jon Scieszka. Featuring full-color illustrations throughout, a spectacular gatefold, plus how-to-draw pages in the back, it's an outer space adventure that demonstrates a giant leap for bookmaking and a giant leap for any kid looking for their next go-to series. AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized...
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this second book in the series, 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 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 energy. Frank is working
...19) Pete's party
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Trucktown trucks follow the road signs directing them to Pete's party.
20) Uh-oh Max
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Physical Desc
[24] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
All of Max's Trucktown friends try to help out after he gets in trouble for speeding up a ramp.