Star Jumper
Journal of a Cardboard Genius
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2006
- Category
- Boys & Men, Siblings, Chapter Books
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553378877
- Publish Date
- Feb 2006
- List Price
- $8.95
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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.
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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