Mr. Docker is off his rocker!

Format:

Book

Title:

Mr. Docker is off his rocker!

Other title(s):

Mister Docker is off his rocker

Author:

Gutman, Dan author

ISBN:

9780060822279

9780060822286

9780329454180

9781417735969

9781442015951

Edition:

First Harper Trophy edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : HarperTrophy, 2006.

Physical Description:

100 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Series title(s):

My weird school ;

Number in series:

#10.

Contents:

Science is for nerds -- The power of the potato -- Stop, drop, and roll -- Going on a field trip -- The science (not) fair -- Being nice to Andrea -- The truth about Mr. Docker -- Don't try this at home -- Spying on Mr. Docker -- The Spudmobile -- My buzzing, bubbling brain -- The worst moment of my life.

Summary:

Mr. Docker must be a mad scientist. He does nutty experiments and has an evil, demented, cackling laugh. Plus he invented a car that runs on potatoes! Mr. Docker is the weirdest science teacher ever! Is he trying to take over the world?

Reading Level:

Ages 7-10.

Program Information:

Reading Counts RC 39174. 3-5 3.1 4.0.

LG Accelerated Reader AR 3.6 1.0 103837.

Subject(s):

Science teachers -- Juvenile fiction.

Elementary schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Inventions -- Juvenile fiction.

Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Juvenile fiction.

Teachers -- Fiction.

Science -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Genre:

Science fiction -- Juvenile fiction.

Humorous stories -- Juvenile fiction.

Science fiction.

Humorous stories.

High interest-low vocabulary books.

Added Author:

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Summary

With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!

In this tenth book in the bestselling My Weird School series, A.J. and his friends at Ella Mentry School are getting a new science teacher! His name is Mr. Docker, and he's clearly a mad scientist. He does nutty experiments and has a demented, cackling laugh. Plus, he invented a car that runs on potatoes! Something weird is going on. Is Mr. Docker trying to take over the world

Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!

Author Notes

Dan Gutman was born in New York City on October 19, 1955. He received a degree in psychology from Rutgers University in 1977. He started a video game magazine in 1982 called Video Games Player, which later became Computer Games. When the magazine went out of business in 1985, he decided to become a full-time writer. He wrote several non-fiction baseball books for adults, before changing his focus to non-fiction sports books for children. In 1994, he decided to switch to children's fiction. He is the author of the Baseball Card Adventures Series, My Weird School series, My Weird School Daze series, My Weirder School series, and The Genius Files series. In 2014 his title, Texas with Love, which was the fourth book in the Genius Files Series, made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)