In this literary thriller, a scholarly man named Alexander Short meets a man in the New York Public Library who wants him to find a missing "curiosity"--an antique French timepiece that has disappeared from his home. As Alexander is drawn into the case, he encounters a bizarre cast of characters, becomes fascinated with the arcane information he ...
The hilarious and magical first title in a new trilogy introduces Leon Zeisel, who starts fourth grade with his best friends PW and Lily-Matisse. But they learn there is a new teacher: Miss Cronheim, a.k.a. The Crone. Illustrations.
In this sequel to "Leon and the Spitting Image," fifth-grader Leon Zeisel becomes a finalist in the Snaxpomania Chip-off, competing for a prize of $200--a sum Leon and his friends need to facilitate a scientific experiment on bully Henry Lumpkin. Illustrations.
Tells of the bizarre adventures of an 18th-century watchmaker and mechanical wizard - Claude Page. Maimed by surgery at the age of 12, his manual dexterity destines him to become one of Europe's most gifted inventors when he acquires the skills of the enamelist and watchmaker.
Alexander Short is a stylish young reference librarian of arcane interests who is approached by a bibliophile wanting to hire him for some research. Short's task is to render whole an incomplete cabinent of wonders chronicling the life of a mysterious 18th century inventor.
Mmmm, science! Imaginative science, brilliant science, environmental science - all wrapped up in the kind of idea that comes along once in a decade. "Potato Chip Science" is the genius book and stuff that introduces dozens of experiments using potato chip bags, potato chips, lids, tubes, and spuds. Like "Pop Bottle Science" (501,0000 copies in ...
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