Alien in My Pocket #1: Blast Off!
Paperback – Illustrated, January 7, 2014
HarperCollins · Paperback · January 7, 2014
2015-2016 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner!
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- Who it’s for
- A playful alien encounter pairs chapter-book suspense with science facts and a hands-on rocket experiment.
- Themes
- Protecting an alien, Hands-on science
- Pacing
- Fast
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2015-2016 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner! With engaging illustrations on every spread, a page-turning plot, a do-it-yourself experiment on building your own rocket, and fun science facts throughout, this is the perfect chapter book for young readers! And it’s all from the amazing brain of MIT graduate Nate Ball, host of PBS’s Emmy Award-winning Design Squad series.
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When a four-inch-tall alien crash-lands through Zack McGee's bedroom window, Zack is sure he's about to become the first victim in a new War of the Worlds. But when the alien turns out to have weapons that are more ticklish than terrifying, Zack realizes that rather than protect the world from the alien, it's up to him to protect the alien in his pocket from the world. The adventure begins in this thrilling new chapter book series, complete with a do-it-yourself science experiment!
Pocket-Sized Space Adventure
A playful alien encounter pairs chapter-book suspense with science facts and a hands-on rocket experiment.
Come here for
- A tiny alien, ticklish weapons, and a very unusual rescue
- Space adventure with science woven into the fun
Expect
- Illustrations on every spread and a page-turning plot
- A do-it-yourself rocket experiment and science facts throughout
Where it sits
| Chapter Books | 81% |
|---|---|
| Alien Contact | 74% |
| Action & Adventure | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Stories
- Boys & Men
- Historical Fiction
- Nature & Wildlife
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- School Stories
- Kids & Science
- Inventions & Inventors
- Chapter Books
- Authors
- Nate Ball
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 7, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Protecting an alien · Hands-on science
- Reading lane
- Animal Stories