Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight
9 best books like Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight (Wendy Mass): Song for a Whale, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, Dory Fantasmagory, Flat Stanley, Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor, Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny, Piper Green and the Fairy Tree, Lulu and the Duck in the Park, The Creature of the Pines
In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.
From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech...
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extraordinary chickens.
Twelve-year-old Sophie Brown feels like a fish out of water when she and her parents move from Los Angeles to the farm they’ve inherited from a great-uncle. But farm life...
| Author | Abby Hanlon |
| ISBN | 0803740883 |
Move over, Junie B. Jones and Ivy & Bean! Here comes a lovably energetic little sister with a BIG personality—and an imagination to match!
As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she’s too...
| Author | Jeff Brown |
| ISBN | 0060097914 |
When Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, Arthur, is yelling. A bulletin board fell on Stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick! Amazing things begin happening to him. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art...
| Author | Jon Scieszka |
| ISBN | 1419712187 |
Frank Einstein loves figuring out how the world works by creating household contraptions that are part science, part imagination, and definitely unusual. After an uneventful experiment in his garage-lab, a lightning storm and flash of electricity bring Frank’s inventions—the robots Klink...
| Author | John Himmelman |
| ISBN | 0805099700 |
Introducing Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny! She is the BEST bunjitsu artist in her school, and she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else! But she never hurts another creature . . . unless she has to.
This series of brief stories about Isabel's adventures are a beguiling combination...
| Author | Ellen Potter |
| ISBN | 0553499246 |
From award-winning author Ellen Potter comes a charming new chapter book series where kids, lobster boats, and a hint of magic are part of everyday life.
There are three things you should know about Piper Green:
1. She always says what’s on her mind (even when she probably shouldn’t).
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| Author | Hilary McKay |
| ISBN | 1407117378 |
Lulu and the Duck in the Park was quite the adventure. I found the book to be fun-loving, clever, and bright. I loved the educational component associated with the story and the diversity that was depicted through the presented relationships. I loved that Lulu was of ethnic origin. I thought this served...
| Author | Adam Gidwitz |
| ISBN | 0735231702 |
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new...
