Scieszka, Jon Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor (Book #1), 180 pages. Amulet (Abrams), 2017. $8.
Language: G (o swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
Young inventor Frank Einstein makes an invention of robot
and tries to bring it to life with lightening. He wants to win the science fair
so he can help his grandfather with bills. When he ends up with two robots, and
they all puts their heads together (along with his best pal Watson) to create
an antimatter motor for a bike. (and Universal Strength Peanut Butter Gum). His
nemesis The Chimp, has other plans, and they don’t involve coming up with his
own ideas.
We already had this book in my library and it saw a couple of
checkouts only in the past few years (to some high level STEM students –who loved
it!). I thought the book really interesting until they introduced the Chimp as
a bad guy, which sort of jarred me out from my world buy in – thinking a smart
kid was possible but a hyper intelligent chimp was just too much. The author
does a great job with character building and plot. There is lots of science and
fun with brainstorming inventions. Reluctant
readers might find themselves drawn to the quirky artwork and heavily
illustration pages with font variations when the robots talk, then find themselves
confronting a high level of vocabulary. (like copacetic).
EL– OPTIONAL Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian &
Author
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