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Nick and Tesla's solar-powered showdown : a mystery with sun-powered gadgets you can make yourself / by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith; illustrations by Scott Garrett.

Solar-powered showdown (portion title)
Pflugfelder, Bob, 1967- (author.). Hockensmith, Steve, (author.). Garrett, Scott, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"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."-- Publisher's website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594748660
  • ISBN: 1594748667
  • Physical Description: 259 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2016]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
710L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 5 182052.
Subject:
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Solar energy > Juvenile fiction.
Science > Experiments > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings.
Genre:
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC PFLUGFELDER (Text) 36015000179511 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Richlands Branch Library JUV FIC PFLUGFELDER (Text) 36015001477294 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library JUV FIC PFLUGFELDER (Text) 36015000897187 Juvenile Fiction Available -