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Children's Fiction Boys & Men

Star Jumper

Journal of a Cardboard Genius

illustrated by Frank Asch

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2006
Category
Boys & Men, Siblings, Chapter Books
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553378877
    Publish Date
    Feb 2006
    List Price
    $8.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553378860
    Publish Date
    Feb 2006
    List Price
    $16.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 7 to 10
  • Grade: 2 to 5
  • Reading age: 7 to 10

Description

Self-proclaimed genius inventor Alex is convinced that his little brother Jonathan is evil. The kid never shuts up. He's a klutz, and he drools on his pillow when he sleeps. Jonathan's specialty, though, is sticking to Alex like glue --- and sticking his nose into his big brother's business.

That's why Alex has to leave Earth and fly so far away that no one will ever be able to find him. Using cardboard, duct tape, old odds and ends and his amazing scientific imagination, Alex builds Star Jumper, a spaceship that will deliver him from his rotten little brother forever! It's a plan only a cardboard genius could ever hope to pull off. But Jonathan has other ideas --- and a secret that ultimately brings forth Alex's most brilliant creation ever!

About the author

Frank Asch is the author and illustrator of more than 70 books for children. His picture books with Kids Can Press include Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs and Mr. Maxwell's Mouse (illustrated by his son, Devin Asch). Frank lives in Middletown Springs, Vermont.

Frank Asch's profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
  • Winner, Parents' Choice Award - Silver Medal

Editorial Reviews

Play and reality merge—Kirkus Reviews

Readers who like to tinker and dream will be the best audience for this tongue-in-cheek tale, in which the lines between imagination and reality are intriguingly blurred.—Booklist

[L]ively and realistic, bouncing between mock scientific jargon and exasperated brother-speak ... a good choice for young science-fiction fans.—School Library Journal

This fun book will take the reader on an adventure through the possibilities of the imagination ...—Library Media Connection

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