Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books for 6 Year Olds

Here are the top 30 science fiction & fantasy books for 6 year olds. Please click Read Review to read book reviews on Amazon. You can also click Find in Library to check book availability at your local library. If the default library is not correct, please follow Change Library to reset it.

1. Anna & Elsa #6: The Arendelle Cup (Disney Frozen) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

by: Erica DavidFrancesco LegramandiGabriella MattaManuela RazziWilliam Robinson
Release date: Sep 08, 2015
Number of Pages: 128
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Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney Frozen are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls and boys ages 6 to 9. It’s time for the Arendelle Cup–an annual 150-mile sleigh race. People come from far and wide to compete, and this year, to celebrate the castle gates finally being open, Anna and Elsa are going to represent Arendelle themselves!
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Friendship

2. The Beach Fairy

by: K” StoneMary Lee Dunn
Release date: May 02, 2014
Number of Pages: 30
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Tessie, the Tooth Fairy, retires to the Outer Banks beaches of NC to follow her dreams to do somethng no fairy has ever done. She soon becomes enchanted with her new home in this coastal paradise as well as with an adorable girl named Georgia as she watches her playing on the beach. Tessie holds fast to her dream by using her magical fairy dust to transform herself into the first beach fairy ever. Later, she sprinkles fairy dust on Georgia and her grand mom too so she can manipulate their thoughts and make beach fairy visits a reality for Georgia and all children on beach vacations.
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Children’s Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy & Magic

3. Never Girls #11: Into the Waves (Disney: The Never Girls)

by: Kiki ThorpeJana Christy
Release date: Jan 05, 2016
Number of Pages: 128
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Lainey’s fondest dream has come true! Her parents finally let her get a pet—a goldfish! But bringing her new little friend to Never Land might turn out to be a big mistake. Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies star in a magical early chapter book series for readers ages 6 to 10—The Never Girls!
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Friendship

4. Jessaloup’s Song (The Whales Series) (Volume 2)

by: Hester Velmans
Release date: Oct 04, 2011
Number of Pages: 218
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A sixty-ton humpback whale lies stranded, gasping for breath, on the sands of Cape Cod… and there’s just one girl in the world who knows who he is. When Jessaloup is transformed into a boy, Isabel has to teach him to walk, talk, and act human, so that together they can raise the alarm about a terrible natural disaster that’s threatening the East Coast. With the calamity’s deadline drawing near, the two teens must overcome skepticism, jealousies, misunderstandings, and even some atrociously bad music, if they are to Save the Humans. A follow-up to the “magical” Isabel of the Whales, Jessaloup’s Song clears up the mystery of Isabel’s origins, while exploring teenage love and celebrating the family ties that bind all species.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Marine Life

5. Adventures In Flatfrost (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Kingdom of Wrenly)

by: Jordan QuinnRobert Mcphillips
Release date: Oct 07, 2014
Number of Pages: 128
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Prince Lucas and Clara venture to the land of the giants and train Ruskin to control his fire in this fifth chapter book in the fantastical Kingdom of Wrenly series. After a game of hide-and-seek, Prince Lucas and Ruskin are in trouble again. They have melted all the ice in the castle, and the king is not pleased. He sends Lucas and Ruskin to Flatfrost to fetch more ice from the giants who live there. High in the snowy mountains, some new larger-than-life friends lend a helping hand as Lucas, Clara, and Ruskin learn to respect the hard work of others. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Kingdom of Wrenly chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Friendship

6. A Cold Winter’s Good Knight

by: Shelley Moore ThomasJennifer Plecas
Release date: Nov 13, 2008
Number of Pages: 32
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On a cold winter’s night a festive ball is underway. Three little dragons make their way to the cozy castle. They have the best of intentions at the fancy party, but the clumsy trio bumbles about on the dance floor, trips by the punch bowl, and finally crashes into the fireplace. Soon the party is a shambles and the whole castle is in an uproar! But never fear—the Good Knight is ready to set all to right in his funniest outing yet.
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Manners

7. Necklace of Raindrops

by: Joan AikenKevin Hawkes
Release date: Jun 01, 2003
Number of Pages: 96
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A collection of stories by Joan Aiken. They are “The Cat Sat on the Mat”, “There’s Some Sky in This Pie”, “The Elves in the Shelves”, “The Three Travellers”, “The Baker’s cat”, “A Bed for the Night” and “The Patchwork Quilt”.
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Short Story Collections

8. Moonpowder

by: John RoccoJohn Rocco
Release date: May 27, 2008
Number of Pages: 48
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Young Eli Trebuckle is the “fixer of all things fixable.” He fixes the vacuum cleaner, the fan, and even the radio, hoping to catch some news of his father who is away at war. But there’s one thing that Eli simply can’t fix—his bad dreams. It’s the same one over and over again: a mountain of junk, a prize just beyond his reach, and a fall.

One night as Eli stays up late to work on his most recent invention and escape another nightmare, a mysterious, luminous, and somewhat bumbling man by the name of Mr. Moon appears at his window. He knows just what the matter with Eli is and promises to help him, if he can fix one more thing…

And so Eli Trebuckle makes the journey to the broken Moonpowder factory. If he can get it up and running, he can ensure that the whole world will have sweet dreams! But can Eli face his greatest fears and meet the biggest challenge of his lifetime? With inspiring courage, determination, and a little faith, Eli proves that, happily, the answer is yes.

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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Sleep

9. Charlie Bubbles 2 Smartsville!: Charlie Bubbles (The Adventures Of Charlie Bubbles) (Volume 2)

by: Paul Carafotes
Release date: Nov 14, 2014
Number of Pages: 40
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TO BE HELPFUL, LOVING AND KIND “Charlie Bubbles 2 Smartsville!” is an an epic adventure as the Smartsville ants joylessly toil for their Queen. The ants are sent to capture Charlie’s pal Caterpillar. Showing humility and kindness Charlie develops new friendships using music as a bridge to communicate which helps transform the hearts and minds of the Queen and her loyal subjects. Proving that we all can change for the better.
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life

10. The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School (Paula Wiseman Books)

by: Judy SierraStephen Gammell
Release date: Aug 29, 2006
Number of Pages: 32
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Students, heed this little rhyme:
When it’s science project time,
Do not make goop,
or glop,
or grime,
And never mess with
mutant slime
.
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > School

11. A Mermaid Tales Mer-velous Collection Books 6-10: The Secret Sea Horse; Dream of the Blue Turtle; Treasure in Trident City; A Royal Tea; A Tale of Two Sisters

by: Debbie DadeyTatevik Avakyan
Release date: Jan 27, 2015
Number of Pages: 608
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Books six through ten of the Mermaid Tales series are now available together in a glittery, collectible boxed set!

This sparkling boxed set includes five fin-tastic Mermaid Tales books, each one a delightful aquatic adventure!

In The Secret Sea Horse, Echo Reef decides she wants a sea horse for a special pet—no matter what the cost! In Dream of the Blue Turtle, Kiki Coral discovers that she has the power to see the future. But having visions is sometimes scary! In Treasure in Trident City, Pearl Swamp hunts for pirate treasure in a spooky, ghost-infested ship! In A Royal Tea, Shelly Siren meets her great aunt, Queen Edwina of the Western Oceans, for the very first time. And in A Tail of Two Sisters, Echo Reef fights fin and tail with big sister Crystal over a precious human object. Can the sisters find a way to get along?

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Children’s Books > Animals > Marine Life

12. CHARMED ADVENTURES: Snipes are Real!

by: Nicole Longhini-McElroy
Release date: Nov 03, 2009
Number of Pages: 40
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Take an adventure with Nicole and learn if Snipes are real while facing the town bully. It is up to you to believe if the adventure was real or a dream.
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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

13. Stage Fright: A Branches Book (Looniverse #4)

by: David LubarMatt Loveridge
Release date: Jan 28, 2014
Number of Pages: 96
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Things in the Looniverse are stranger than ever!

This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In this fourth book, Ed goes to sign up for the bowling league, but accidentally signs up for a playwriting contest instead. Ed and his friends write a VERY wacky play that stars a hamburger, a moose, a ninja, and even a pirate mouse! While performing the play, Ed’s powers as the Stranger make things in the Looniverse turn more than a little loony! Ed scrambles to stop the strangeness before it’s too late.

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Children’s Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Performing Arts

14. The Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams

by: Frederic Clement
Release date: Mar 01, 1997
Number of Pages: 64
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What to give the person who has everything? This is the dilemma of Frederick Knick-Knack who surely must have, somewhere in his bags and boxes, his chests and cases, his collection of collections, the ideal gift for his dear friend Alice. As he draws forth this trinket, that trifle, a world of wonder unfolds. What will he choose? A robe spun from the shooting stars with a veil of the Milky Way? A marble made by Merlin the Enchanter? Perhaps the ticket for a thousand and one flights on a thousand and one nights? Somehow, somewhere amid these myriad gifts is a gift like no other, the perfect present. Sparkling with warmth and humor, The Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams is an exuberant marriage of word and illustration, its pages rich with finely crafted objets d’art, line drawings, and breathtaking watercolors. Imbued with magic, mystery, and enchantment, this exquisite volume is the perfect present in itself — a wonderful story and a joyful celebration of love and friendship to be read and treasured.
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Arts & Photography > Photography & Video

15. Rex

by: Robert R. GouldRobert E. GouldEugene Epstein
Release date: Aug 31, 2000
Number of Pages: 48
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Six young friends become Time Soldiers when they stumble onto a secret time portal, leading them to an ancient world of dinosaurs and danger. The Time Soldiers fight to survive, escape the T. rex’s fury, and make it home alive.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Dinosaurs

16. Apollo And The Battle Of The Birds (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Heroes in Training)

by: Suzanne WilliamsJoan HolubCraig Phillips
Release date: Apr 01, 2014
Number of Pages: 128
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Working to restore the land after a damaging drought, Zeus and his fellow Olympians receive assistance from grateful villagers who help them find armor for a latest mission only to be attacked by a flock of killer birds and approached by a mysterious boy.
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Boys & Men

17. A Circle of Cats

by: Charles de LintCharles Vess
Release date: Jun 23, 2003
Number of Pages: 48
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Lillian is an orphan who lives with her aunt on a homestead miles from anyone, surrounded by uncharted forest. She wanders the woods, chasing squirrels and rabbits and climbing trees. Free-spirited and independent Lillian is a kindred spirit to the many wild cats who gather around the ancient beech tree. One day, while she is under the beech, Lillian is bitten by a poisonous snake. The cats refuse to let her die, and use their magic to turn her into one of their own. How she becomes a girl again is a lyrical, original folktale.

Set in the countryside north of de Lint’s fictional Newford, with some of the same characters as the duo’s recent, acclaimed Seven Wild Sisters, A Circle of Cats is the long-awaited first picture book by long-time friends Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, whose masterful art is as magical as the story.

Illustrations by Charles Vess.

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Children’s Books > Animals > Cats

18. Daisy Dawson at the Beach

by: Steve VoakeJessica Meserve
Release date: May 10, 2011
Number of Pages: 98
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School’s out for Daisy Dawson, and things couldn’t be any better. Imagine a whole summer at the beach, full of sand, sun, and surfing! And now that she’s making new animal friends – a crab named Pinchy who likes to dance and two fun-loving rabbits named Rabsy and Raberta – her vacation promises to be all the more exciting. But when Daisy hears a call for help from the bottom of the sea, she finds a dolphin in deep trouble, caught in old fishing nets. Will Daisy and her friends be able to save the dolphin before it’s too late?
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Children’s Books > Animals > Marine Life

19. An Escaping Princess and a Runaway Prince

by: Joslin Fitzgerald
Release date: Oct 28, 2014
Number of Pages: 88
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Come one, come all! And as you listen having a ball, I will tell you a story about Jay and Kay, a wannabe prince and pretending princess escaping the first day of May. No, the twins were not leaving because they were naughty children at play, but rather so they could trail the fairy tale and hear what the laughing breezes, singing fleas, dancing trees, and trapeze-swinging bees would say. In this book we will chase crazy things on make-believe wings, learning running away is never right anytime night or day. We will also discover to stay safe underneath your glowing crown on loan…never roam away from home. But before the kids could figure that out, they first have to go exploring out and about, making itchy mistakes north to south. Yes, investigating where icky cruds are growing huge inside deep, dark, damp, black caves, Jay and Kay will run away where wild winds are howling and blowing. So come into the teacups land and to the trash cans’ last dumpy stand, and you will go on an enchanted shadowed adventure where wary fairies, spying giants, and magical bugs are peeking, seeking, wandering, and prowling.
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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life

20. Here They Come!

by: David Costello
Release date: Aug 26, 2004
Number of Pages: 32
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Two young monsters learn the joys of a good scare

Here come some warlocks, here come the ghosts,
Here come the witches, greeting the hosts,
Then it’s a scarecrow with corn for the cookout,
Along with an owl who will keep a keen lookout . . .

As seen through the eyes of two excited green youngsters, a steady parade of guests arrives for the annual Halloween party in the woods. Once the festivities are in full swing, and the various creatures are treating one another to some good scary moments, an alarm is called: “Here come the scariest creatures of all!” And in a clever wordless sequence, the monsters scatter to hide from . . . the approaching group of terrifying human children!

In his charming debut as author and illustrator, David Costello captures all the fun of the holiday in his glowing watercolors.

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Children’s Books > Humor

21. Star Wars Rebels: Droids in Distress (Disney Chapter Book)

by: Michael Kogge
Release date: Nov 18, 2014
Number of Pages: 128
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The heroes of Star Wars Rebels are back with more action-packed adventures! Follow them on their journey to save Wookiees as they narrowly escape a terrible Imperial trap. They also meet beloved droids R2-D2 and C-3PO-who are on a mysterious mission to help the Empire! Chopper proves that even a clunky old droid can play a big role in saving the galaxy. But one mission leads to the next for our rebel heroes, and they must ultimately face their biggest enemy yet-the Inquisitor!
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Children’s Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy & Magic

22. Dragons (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Stepping Stones: A Chapter Book: Fantasy (Prebound))

by: Lucille Recht PennerPeter David Scott
Release date: Apr 01, 2004
Number of Pages: 44
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Relates myths about dragons from different countries, including where they live, what they eat, and how they look, as well as how the myths may have developed.
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Children’s Books > Animals

23. Fairy Realm #2: The Flower Fairies

by: Emily RoddaRaoul Vitale
Release date: Apr 15, 2003
Number of Pages: 128
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Enter the Realm
of delight….

Jessie is a real hero in the Realm now — her fast thinking saved the land from disaster. She even gets to dance in midair with the beautiful flower fairies.

Now the Realm needs her again: the griffins that guard the treasure house are out of control!

And then the flower fairies follow Jessie out of the Realm. Can she protect them from the dangers of her own world?

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Children’s Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Girls & Women

24. Riding Rescue #6 (Magic Ponies)

by: Sue BentleyAngela Swan
Release date: Sep 12, 2013
Number of Pages: 128
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After a horseback-riding scare, Gina has lost all her confidence and wants nothing more to do with riding. But when magic pony Comet turns up at the pony rescue center that her mom runs, Gina discovers that her love of horses comes cantering back!
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Children’s Books > Animals > Horses

25. Nerni Invents Clock: A Nerni and Friends Adventure

by: Todd Edwards
Release date: Dec 03, 2010
Number of Pages: 24
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Nerni the gnome loves to invent things, but when she invents an intelligent clock, things don’t go according to plan! Nerni Invents Clock is a picture book designed to be read to 0-4 year olds.
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Children’s Books > Science, Nature & How It Works

26. A Robot’s Tale (Disney Chapters)

by: Jillian Joy SamuelsRH Disney
Release date: May 13, 2008
Number of Pages: 80
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ZOOM AHEAD TO the 29th Century and meet WALL•E! He’s a lovable robot just doing what he was programmed to do—condense all the Earth’s trash into cubes and pile them up. But when a probe ship lands on Earth and a sleek female robot arrives, WALL•E sets off on a new mission—to find love, and change the universe. The whole action-packed sci-fi story of WALL•E, the newest film from Disney•Pixar, is retold through the sweet robotic eyes of WALL•E himself!

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Chapter Books

27. The Spring Chicken! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Step Into Reading – Level 2)

by: Zachary TroverZachary Trover
Release date: Jan 08, 2013
Number of Pages: 24
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Boys and girls, aged 4 to 6, will love celebrating the spring season with Nickelodeon’s Bubble Guppies, in a Step 2 reader that includes over 30 stickers.
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Beginner Readers

28. Double Trouble Dwarfs (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Pixie Tricks)

by: Tracey West
Release date: Feb 01, 2001
Number of Pages: 77
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Chapter Books

29. A Winter’s Tail (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Martha Speaks (Pb))

by: Susan Meddaugh
Release date: Oct 04, 2011
Number of Pages: 24
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Helen tells her friends the story of why her puppy, Skits, is afraid of hockey pucks.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Dogs

30. Alien in My Pocket #5: Ohm vs. Amp

by: Nate BallMacky Pamintuan
Release date: May 19, 2015
Number of Pages: 144
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Zack and Amp get a serious surprise in the fifth installment of this intergalactic chapter book series by Nate Ball, the host of PBS’s Design Squad and Design Squad Nation. Zack and his alien friend, Amp, discover that leverage can be an Earth-saving thing when they build a rocket-launching atlatl!

Zack McGee’s life has been filled with trouble since Amp, a four-inch-tall alien scout, crash-landed into Zack’s bedroom. But now it’s Amp’s turn to be in the hot seat. When his commander, Ohm, arrives to take Amp back home, the aliens feud. Amp has to get his cranky counterpart off Earth before they all end up in a world of trouble!

Like every book in the Alien in My Pocket series, Ohm vs. Amp mixes Common Core–aligned science, and safe, hands-on experiments with a hilarious story that young readers will love.

Publishers Weekly said of Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off!: “With its screwball comedy and lively dialogue, the novel gives readers the opportunity to laugh as they learn.”

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

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