Features
- Reading level: Ages 4-8
- Cover Type: Paperback with 40 pages
- Published by: Hyperion November 25, 2002
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0786814306
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0786814305
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
- Weighs: 4.2 ounces
From Publishers Weekly
Dan Yaccarino's third installment of the Blast Off Boy and Blorp series, The Big Science Fair, features the friends' projects; their planetary cultural gap contributes to some surprising results. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5-This third book in the series continues the adventures of two interplanetary exchange students. Blast Off Boy, an average student, has been sent from Earth to a school on a distant planet and Blorp, a brilliant space alien, is sent to Earth. When each school announces the inevitable science fair, the responses are predictable and the results are surprising. Youngsters will recognize the teachers' introduction of the science fair as a way to develop new ideas, experiment, and have fun. (Yeah, right.) They will identify with Blast Off Boy's lack of inspiration and recognize the enthusiastic response of the genius Blorp. At the last minute, in desperation, Blast Off Boy combines two items from his lunch and submits his project, ready to settle for a D-minus. When a huge plant sprouts, he wins first prize. Blorp, who went to work immediately and would take no advice, rigs up a Rube Goldberg contraption that opens cans, unaware that a simple can opener already exists. The vocabulary is accessible but the sentence structure and the alternating voices may be challenging for newly independent readers. The interest level and the humor suggest an older audience and may even appeal to reluctant readers. The artist's now-familiar retro-style cartoon drawings will spark recognition in TV watchers and picture-book readers. Add Yaccarino's name to those of Dav Pilkey and Jon Scieszka when listing authors who have nailed the schoolroom scene.
Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FLCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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