Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge
Paperback – Illustrated, November 19, 2019
Aladdin · Paperback · November 19, 2019
Frankie Sparks uses her inventing skills to build the best sled ever in this third chapter book in the STEM inspired Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor series.
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- Who it’s for
- Frankie builds a contest sled with a team—and learns that building a team takes work.
- Themes
- Inventing and design, Teamwork, Friendly competition
- Pacing
- Fast
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Frankie Sparks uses her inventing skills to build the best sled ever in this third chapter book in the STEM inspired Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor series. Frankie Sparks can’t wait to enter the town-wide sled design contest. With the help of a team, she must design and build a sled using only cardboard and duct tape. And there are PRIZES! Each team in the contest will be judged on: 1. Best looking sled. 2. Fastest sled. 3. Most team spirit.
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Even though Frankie might know a lot about building a sled, it turns out she still has a lot to learn about building a team. With lots of twists, turns, and big bumps along the way, can Frankie and her fellow super-sled designers create a dream machine—and a dream team?
Sled Design Contest
Frankie builds a contest sled with a team—and learns that building a team takes work.
Come here for
- A cardboard-and-duct-tape sled design contest
- Three judging categories: looks, speed, and team spirit
Expect
- Sled design using cardboard and duct tape
- A town-wide contest judged on looks, speed, and team spirit
Where it sits
| Winter Sports | 61% |
|---|---|
| Chapter Books | 60% |
| Inventions & Inventors | 60% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Winter Sports
- Kids & Science
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Megan Frazer Blakemore
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Published
- November 19, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Inventing and design · Teamwork · Friendly competition
- Reading lane
- Winter Sports