Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor

author: Jon Scieszka

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.93

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/08/03

date added: 2014/08/03

shelves: children-s

review:

'Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor is another hilarious homerun from kidlit superstar Jon Scieszka ('The Stinky Cheese Man,' etc.). It's the start of a new series and has a good focus on science.



Frank Einstein is a bright kid living with his bright grandfather Al while his not so bright parents are away on a trip to Antarctica. Frank really wants to win the Midville science fair so he can use the money to help his grandfather out. When an experiment with neural networks accidentally works, he ends up creating a couple self-aware robots, the sarcastic and smart Klink and the wisecracking and not-so-smart Klank. Along with his friend Watson, he comes up with a cool idea, but will his idea be the best or will his rival T. Edison and his sidekick, Mr. Chimp beat him?



There was a lot to love in this: Mr Chimp using sign language to speak (with the ape hand diagrams on the page), the numerous science diagrams showing scientific principles at work, the continual science fair jokes about volcanoes, and jokes in general. Brian Biggs gets high marks for illustrations. There is also a glossary in the back with explanations of the diagrams in the book, as well as a short appendix on the creation of corn flakes. Great fun for kids, and it might even get them more interested in science. I really liked it.



I was given a review copy of this ebook by Abrams, Amulet Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this fun ebook.





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