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Alien in My Pocket #1: Blast Off!

Name: Alien in My Pocket #1: Blast Off!
ISBN: 9780062216236

Paperback – Illustrated, January 7, 2014

Nate Ball

HarperCollins · Paperback · January 7, 2014

Reading lane: Alien Contact

2015-2016 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner!

Alien Contact Space Exploration Fiction Inventions & Inventors girls

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Why This Clicks

Pocket-Sized Space Adventure

A playful alien encounter pairs chapter-book suspense with science facts and a hands-on rocket experiment.

Come here for

A tiny alien, ticklish weapons, and a very unusual rescue
Space adventure with science woven into the fun

Expect

Illustrations on every spread and a page-turning plot
A do-it-yourself rocket experiment and science facts throughout

Book Details

Authors: Nate Ball
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: January 7, 2014
Format: Paperback
Theme: Alien Contact · Inventions & Inventors
Reading lane: Alien Contact

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2015-2016 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner! With engaging illustrations on every spread, a page-turning plot, a do-it-yourself experiment on building your own rocket, and fun science facts throughout, this is the perfect chapter book for young readers! And it’s all from the amazing brain of MIT graduate Nate Ball, host of PBS’s Emmy Award-winning Design Squad series. When a four-inch-tall alien crash-lands through Zack McGee's bedroom window, Zack is sure he's about to become the first victim in a new War of the Worlds. But when the alien turns out to have weapons that are more ticklish than terrifying, Zack realizes that rather than protect the world from the alien, it's up to him to protect the alien in his pocket from the world. The adventure begins in this thrilling new chapter book series, complete with a do-it-yourself science experiment!