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Alien in My Pocket #5: Ohm vs. Amp
Paperback
Series: Alien in My Pocket, Book 5
General Juvenile FictionScience & Nature
ISBN13: 9780062216311
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: May 19 2015
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Zack and Amp get a serious surprise in the fifth installment of this intergalactic chapter book series by Nate Ball, the host of PBS's Design Squad and Design Squad Nation. Zack and his alien friend, Amp, discover that leverage can be an Earth-saving thing when they build a rocket-launching atlatl!
Zack McGee's life has been filled with trouble since Amp, a four-inch-tall alien scout, crash-landed into Zack's bedroom. But now it's Amp's turn to be in the hot seat. When his commander, Ohm, arrives to take Amp back home, the aliens feud. Amp has to get his cranky counterpart off Earth before they all end up in a world of trouble!
Like every book in the Alien in My Pocket series, Ohm vs. Amp 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 English Language Arts
Can Zack use a little science to stop an alien showdown and save the world?
- Hands-On Experiments: Learn about leverage and physics by building a working, rocket-launching atlatl right along with Zack--instructions included!
- Unlikely Friendship: When Amp's grumpy commander Ohm shows up, Zack has to keep the peace between two feuding, four-inch-tall aliens.
- Laugh-Out-Loud Adventure: Packed with screwball comedy and hilarious dialogue that makes learning about science a blast for kids ages 6-10.
- Perfect for Young Readers: An action-packed chapter book for fans of aliens, cool gadgets, and stories that mix humor with problem-solving.
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