Jon Scieszka
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
On his first day at Brooklyn's P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
"Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with intelligent robots Klink and Klank once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--Provided by publisher.
5) 2095
Author
Series
Time warp trio volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.
7) Garage tales
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of three stories from Trucktown, previously published separately.
Author
Series
Time warp trio volume 8
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave much as the characters in the trio's class play.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
At the beginning of summer vacation Joe, Sam, and Fred find themselves trapped inside their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and evil characters from well-known children's books.
11) Tut, tut
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Author
Series
Time warp trio volume 4
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the middle of an adventure in prehistoric times, where cave art is a form of graffiti and "rock" music takes on a whole new meaning.
Author
Series
Time warp trio volume 9
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown, " when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
Author
Series
Time warp trio volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the Wild West of yesteryear, rubbing elbows with cowboys and Indians.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Thanks to their magical book, Fred, Sam, and Joe inadvertently travel through time to 1877 New York City, where they and their granddaughters, who have also come from the future, help them find a way back to their own time.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Thanks to their magical book, Fred, Sam, and Joe inadvertently travel through time to to 1000 A.D. where they sail with Leif Erikson, attempt to escape from his evil cousin, and try to find a way back to their own time.
17) Sam Samurai
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to seventeenth-century Japan where they infuriate a Samurai warrior, encounter their great-grandaughters, and save their lives by reciting an ancient form of poetry.
18) Me oh Maya!
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
In their latest time travel adventure, Fred, Joe, and Sam da Brooklyn meet Leonardo da Vinci and try to avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century Italian army.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times Bestseller
"I never thought science could be funny . . . until I read Frank Einstein. It will have kids laughing."
—Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"Huge laughs and great science—the kind of smart, funny stuff that makes Jon Scieszka a legend."
—Mac Barnett, author of Battle Bunny and The Terrible Two
Clever science experiments,