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Telescope Troubles

Ball, Nate

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HarperCollins

Just the Series: Alien in My Pocket Vol. 7

Series and Publisher: Alien in My Pocket

Annotation: Zack McGee and his alien friend, Amp, discover that the alien invasion is underway.

Genre: [Science fiction] [Humorous fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #115876

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: HarperCollins

Edition Date: 2016 Release Date: 01/05/16

Illustrator: Pamintuan, Macky,

Pages: 126 pages

ISBN: 0-06-237089-8

ISBN 13: 978-0-06-237089-1

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2015005994

Dimensions: 22 cm.

Subject Heading:
Extraterrestrial beings. Fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)

In book seven, Amp, the small blue alien living in Zack's bedroom, finds a telescope and discovers an alien invasion in progress. Zack, his best friend Olivia, and Olivia's grandpa must use their savvy--and a little real science--to save Amp and, hopefully, Earth. Black-and-white cartoons complement the humor, and the appended try-it-yourself experiment elucidates a scientific concept within the story.

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Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)

Word Count: 12,971

Reading Level: 4.4

Interest Level: 1-4

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.4 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 190245 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: 690L

It's Zack and Amp to the rescue in the seventh book in Nate Ball's beloved Alien in My Pocket series! With a tale that's sure to tickle the funny bone and a do-it-yourself hover-ship science experiment, it's an adventure readers are sure to enjoy.

Life has been no picnic since Amp crash-landed his spaceship through Zack McGee's window. But when Amp takes up stargazing, he makes a huge discovery that will take their zany adventures to the next level. It appears that the Erdian aliens are at it again! The alien invasion of Earth is in progress, and it's up to Zack, Amp, and Olivia to leap into action. But this time it'll take more than a little gadgetry and a few white lies to get Amp out of trouble and to save the world!

Like every book in the Alien in My Pocket series, Telescope Troubles mixes Common Core–aligned science and safe, hands-on experiments with a hilarious story that young readers will love. Publishers Weekly said of Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off!: "With its screwball comedy and lively dialogue, the novel gives readers the opportunity to laugh as they learn."

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in the English Language Arts

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