Ben the inventor

Format:

Book

Title:

Ben the inventor

Author:

Stevenson, Robin, 1968-

ISBN:

9781554698028

9780329901493

Publication Information:

Victoria, BC : Orca Book Publishers, c2011.

Physical Description:

60 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Series title(s):

Orca echoes.

Summary:

Best friends and budding inventors Ben and Jack, dismayed that Jack's family is planning to move to another city, try to come up with an invention that will scare potential buyers away from Jack's house, but come to understand that while change can be difficult, it is not always all bad.

Reading Level:

7-9.

Subject(s):

Inventors -- Juvenile fiction.

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.

Inventors -- Fiction.

Moving, Household -- Fiction.

Genre:

Inventors -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

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Summary

Inventors invent inventions! That's what Ben and his best friend Jack like to say. So when Ben discovers that Jack's family is planning to move to another city, he decides they should put their inventions to work. The boys figure that if no one buys Jack's house, Jack won't have to move away, so all they need is a plan to scare off potential buyers! Inventors are good at coming up with plans. But when Plans A, B and C fail to bring the results the boys had hoped for, Ben discovers that not everything in life stays the same--and that while change can be hard, sometimes it isn't all bad.

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

(Fiction. 6-9)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Best friends Ben and Jack live across the street from each other, and they love to invent things in Ben's workshop behind his house. When Jack's mother gets a job offer in another town and their house is put up for sale, the boys decide that if they can convince prospective buyers not to purchase Jack's house, he can't move! What will do the trick? Creating a catapult from a shovel and a concrete block? Crashing the open house in disguise in order to mislead interested buyers? Planting weeds in Jack's yard? Humorous yet poignant, this story highlights the friendship and creativity of two endearing characters and refuses to offer easy answers to this common scenario. Faithful to the hopes and fears of young children and enhanced with fine pencil drawings, Stevenson's second chapter book about Ben rings true for anyone who has had a friend move away.--Moore, Melissa Copyright 2010 Booklist