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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Nick Coates
In this second novel of the Nick and Tesla series, the precocious brother-and-sister duo find themselves solving another baffling mystery. As the story opens, their Uncle Newt takes a consulting gig at a cut-rate amusement park, engineering animatronic figures for a cheap Hall of Presidentsknockoff. One perk of the job is that Nick and Tesla have unlimited access to the amusement park all summer long-but the kids quickly discover that one of the park employees has a sinister plan. They'll have to build a few robots of their own to foil him! Readers are invited to join in the fun as each story contains instructions and blueprints for five different projects. Learning about science has never been so dangerous-or so much fun!
Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle
Bob Pflugfelder; Steve Hockensmith
Quirk Books
2014
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In this third installment of the series, 11-year-old whiz-kids Nick and Tesla discover that someone in the quiet town of Half Moon Bay has placed their beloved Uncle Newt under electronic surveillance-but who is spying on him, and why? To expose the secret agent, Nick and Tesla build all kinds of outrageous contraptions. Throughout the book, the narrative is interrupted by blueprints and instructions so that budding young inventors can follow along. Science and electronics have never been so much fun!
Nick and Tesla's Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove
Bob Pflugfelder; Hockensmith Steve
Quirk Books
2014
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Bright siblings-and amateur inventors-Nick and Tesla Holt are back in this fourth instalment. With the mystery of the spy's identity solved, the kids face a whole new crop of questions about their parents' mysterious disappearance. To unravel the mystery, they'll have to come up with all-new cyborg gadgets together with their zany scientist Uncle Newt and their friends Silas and DeMarco.
Super-smart kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers, but now it's time to crack their biggest mystery yet: where the heck are their parents? With the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, the twins trace the clues to their missing Mom and Dad, scientists working on solar-power research for a clandestine government project. They'll need all their wits, along with an assortment of homemade gadgets, to outsmart the criminal mastermind who's trying to turn solar power into a secret weapon. Featuring instructions for building and using five awesome solar-powered contraptions-a hot dog cooker, alarm bell, listening device, model car, and nighttime LED signal cannon-this sixth installment is sure to please budding scientists and sleuthers alike.
The Bug Man is getting married on Saturday . . . if his fiancée can find him.Forensic entomologist Nick Polchak lives in a world of maggots and blow flies and decomposing bodies. No wonder he's still single.But Nick has finally found a woman as strange as he is—dog trainer Alena Savard, a woman who is odd, reclusive, and can seemingly talk to animals. It was a match made in heaven.Nick and Alena are scheduled to be married on Saturday—but there's one small problem. Nick has disappeared.Caught up in a murder case involving an old friend, Nick finds himself on a manhunt that's drawing him farther and farther from the church where Alena is waiting. But will he make it back in time? Could Nick's single-minded focus cause him to forget his own wedding? Is he really pursuing a killer, or is he running away from something else?
Nick the Knight can't wait to fight Breakhorn the Dragon, but Breakhorn just doesn't feel like it. He keeps making up excuses to put off the fight but brave little Nick won't give up. An inspiring picture book about big dreams and an unexpected friendship.
"This touching tale of kindness and friendship is coupled with beautiful illustrations that encourage the reader to pause and enjoy the story through the pictures as well as the text. This is a wonderful read aloud that can spark conversations about how to be a friend and not judging others before getting to know them." ― School Library Connection Nick the Knight can't wait to fight Breakhorn the Dragon, but Breakhorn just doesn't feel like it. He keeps making up excuses to put off the fight but brave little Nick won't give up. An inspiring picture book about big dreams and an unexpected friendship. For knights ages 4 years and older.
There are no superheroes in Nick and Lorraine Were Lovers, just ordinary people caught in moments of crisis as they get on with their lives.A middle-aged corporate lawyer confronts a painful childhood memory in the wake of the George Floyd protests. A college student is on a mission to rescue his former lover from herself. A single mother is haunted by the suicide of her daughter. In a small Midwest town in the 1950's, a boy plays "Army" with his friends and discovers the meaning of loyalty.These are some of the characters you will meet in these stories by David C. Metz. People whose stories-funny, sad, poignant-Metz tells with compassion, humor and a clear understanding of the human condition.
In this rhyming story, our friend Nick the Chick proves again that innocence can be a virtue. When Nick hears that his friend Puppens is expecting pups, he takes it upon himself to help "find" them. He searches high and low, trusting that he will succeed. Discovering a special surprise, he then needs to find his friend to share his news. It's a delightful tale full of heart and determination.Be sure to find the hidden mouse who follows Nick on each page.
In this rhyming story, our friend Nick the Chick proves again that innocence can be a virtue. When Nick hears that his friend Puppens is expecting pups, he takes it upon himself to help "find" them. He searches high and low, trusting that he will succeed. Discovering a special surprise, he then needs to find his friend to share his news. It's a delightful tale full of heart and determination.Be sure to find the hidden mouse who follows Nick on each page.