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Michael Vey Complete Collection Books 1-7: Michael Vey; Michael Vey 2; Michael Vey 3; Michael Vey 4; Michael Vey 5; Michael Vey 6; Michael Vey 7 by Richard Paul Evans
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll seven electrifying books in the New York Times bestselling Michael Vey series are now available in a collectible paperback boxed set!To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has Tourette’s syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special—he has electric powers...Categorized as:
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If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf I built a car, it'd be totally new!Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . .Young Jack is giving an eye-opening tour of the car he'd like to build. There's a snack bar, a pool, and even a robot named Robert to act as chauffeur... -
![প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray]()
প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsপ্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের প্রথম এই বইটি নয়টি গল্প রয়েছে- ১. ব্যোমযাত্রীর ডায়রি (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬১ সনের সেপ্টেম্বর-নভেম্বর সংখ্যায়)২. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও হাড় (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬৪ সনের জানুয়ারি সংখ্যায়)৩. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও ম্যাকাও (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬৪ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৪... -
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Robots Go Wild! by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn book two of the House of Robots series, it's 'bot brains versus 'bot brawn in an all-out war!Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his "bro-bot" E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block--and loses his ability to help Maddie... -
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শঙ্কু একাই ১০০ by Satyajit Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsপ্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের ষষ্ঠ এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৪টি গল্প -১. মহাকাশের দূত (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৯ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)২. শঙ্কুর কঙ্গো অভিযান (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৮১ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৩. নকুড়বাবু ও এল ডোরাডো (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৮০ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৪. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও ইউ.এফও... -
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স্বয়ং প্রফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsপ্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের পঞ্চম এই বইটিতে রয়েছে ৩টি গল্প -১. মানরো দ্বীপের রহস্য (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৭ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)২. কম্পু (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় আনন্দমেলা পত্রিকার ১৯৭৮ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৩... -
![Love, Z by Jessie Sima]()
Love, Z by Jessie Sima
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile out looking for adventure, a young robot named Z finds a message in a bottle: "Love, Beatrice, it says. But what is love? And who is Beatrice? Finding out might be the best adventure of all... -
![The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki, H.G. Wells]()
The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki, H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIllus. in black-and-white. When a turn-of-the-century scientist travels into the distant future in his time machine, he expects to find progress and superior people. But instead he discovers a world in decay. Reading level: 2.4...Categorized as:
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![Journey to the Center of the Earth by Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober]()
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Kathleen Olmstead, Arthur Pober
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings�Go down the crater of the volcano Snaefells. Follow the shadow just before the month of July. You will find your way to the center of the Earth. I did it.” That mysterious message, found in a long-lost letter, propels a young man and his uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: to a prehistoric world below the earth where dinosaurs and other strange creatures still roam...Categorized as:
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![The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart]()
The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading... -
![Randy Riley's Really Big Hit by Chris Van Dusen]()
Randy Riley's Really Big Hit by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRandy likes space, robots, and baseball, but he can't ace everything . . . or can he? Chris Van Dusen knocks one out of the park with a comical ode to ingenuity.Randy Riley loves two things: science and baseball. When it comes to the solar system, the constellations, and all things robot, Randy is a genius. But on the baseball diamond? Not so much. He tries . . . but whiffs every time... -
![The Wrath of Darth Maul by Ryder Windham]()
The Wrath of Darth Maul by Ryder Windham
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe most anticipated Star Wars biography yet!One of the most feared villains of all time.One of the most iconic characters of the Star Wars saga.One incredible story...Categorized as:
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![Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell]()
Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA man without memory, stranded on an icy asteroid. His only chance for survival is locked within a band of mining robots who are dutifully searching the surface for a mysterious object known as the Key to Perihelion. His name is Derec. His journey will take him to a city different from any he has ever known. A fantastic metropolis beyond his dreams: Robot City... -
![Spell Robbers by Matthew J. Kirby, Dan Bittner]()
Spell Robbers by Matthew J. Kirby, Dan Bittner
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA magical crime saga filled with marvelous thrills and extraordinary adventure, from critically acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby.After Ben Warner is recruited to join a "science camp" led by the eccentric quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, he quickly realizes it's no regular science camp...Categorized as:
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![Bot Wars by J.V. Kade]()
Bot Wars by J.V. Kade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve-year-old Trout St. Kroix has been searching for his missing father for the last two years, after his dad disappeared while fighting in the Bot Wars. The Bot Wars began after robots became so advanced that they revolted and demanded more workers' rights, causing the government to declare all robots terrorists and ban them from the Districts... -
![Ariel by Alexander Belyaev]()
Ariel by Alexander Belyaev
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAriel does not know who he is, where he is from, or what is his purpose in life. The chance to get the answers comes in the form of a strange experiment, in which Ariel receives the ability to fly... -
![The Lost Dinosaur Bone by Mercer Mayer]()
The Lost Dinosaur Bone by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle Critter's class is going to the Critterville Museum of Natural History, and everyone is excited. But when the class arrives, they find out the dinosaur exhibit is closed because of a missing Triceratops bone...Categorized as:
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![Time and Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron]()
Time and Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen an ancient scroll and necklace are stolen from the Mycetian League, Chuck, David, and Mr. Bass are called into action to help recover them. This means a trip in the rocket to Wales (Carn Bassyd in the Rhinogs, specifically), and then a drive to Stonehenge and London to recover the stones from the necklace... -
![Freddy and the Men from Mars by Walter Rollin Brooks]()
Freddy and the Men from Mars by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis news wouldn't have disturbed Freddy and the other barn animals had not the paper further stated that their friend Mr. Boomschmidt had invited Mr. G. and his men from Mars to join Boomschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus. Freddy, ever ready to maintain his reputation as a detective, immediately suspects a hoax, and quickly sets out to expose it... -
![Isaac Asimov's Caliban by Roger MacBride Allen]()
Isaac Asimov's Caliban by Roger MacBride Allen
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn a universe protected by the Three Laws of Robotics, humans are safe.The First Law states,A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.When an experiment with a new type of robot brain goes awry, the unthinkable happens. Caliban is created... A robot without guilt or conscience. A robot with no knowledge of or compassion for humanity... -
![Unplugged by Steve Antony]()
Unplugged by Steve Antony
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet Blip. Blip loves being plugged into her computer. When a blackout occurs, Blip trips over her wire and tumbles outside. Suddenly, Blip's gray world is filled with color and excitement. She plays with her new friends and has adventures all day long. When Blip finally returns home, she realizes that the world can be even brighter once you unplug... -
![BB-8 on the Run by Drew Daywalt, Matt Myers]()
BB-8 on the Run by Drew Daywalt, Matt Myers
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen BB-8 is separated from his master, Poe Dameron, on the lonely desert planet of Jakku, he has no choice but to keep rolling. It's all up to him to get a top-secret map back to the Resistance so they can find Luke Skywalker and save the galaxy from the evil First Order.It's scary to have a big job when you're just a little droid on your own. But BB-8 isn't alone for long... -
![Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Judith Conaway]()
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Judith Conaway
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this 1870 science-fiction classic, obsessed Captain Nemo and his prisoners descend beneath the sea in his secret submarine, the Nautilus, for nonstop adventure and suspense... -
![The War of the Worlds (Great Illustrated Classics) by Malvina G. Vogel, H.G. Wells]()
The War of the Worlds (Great Illustrated Classics) by Malvina G. Vogel, H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor generations, readers have enjoyed classic literature. They have delighted in the romance of Jane Austen, thrilled at the adventures of Jules Verne, and pondered the lessons of Aesop. Introduce young readers to these familiar volumes with Great Illustrated Classics. In this series, literary masterworks have been adapted for young scholars... -
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![Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat by Victor Appleton]()
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat by Victor Appleton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTom Swift's father, Barton Swift, is a great inventor with many patents and project sold to both private enterprises and the Government. Now, Tom joins him as they set out to test a new deep diving submarine Barton has build to try to secure a military contract... -
![Wendel's Workshop by Chris Riddell]()
Wendel's Workshop by Chris Riddell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWendel is far too busy inventing things to keep his workshop tidy. So if one of his inventions doesn't work, Wendel just tosses it onto the scrap heap and starts over. Then one day he invents the magnificent Wendelbot—a mighty robot that cleans and cleans and doesn't stop... -
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Swing Otto Swing! by David Milgrim
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOtto wants to be able to swing in the jungle like his monkey friends. But he keeps crashing... -
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Beware Of Dog by Bob Balaban
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Thomas and his new best friend McGrowl--a courageous canine who's bionic to the bone!When Thomas's loveable dog McGrowl is hit by a car, Thomas is heartbroken. But just when he thinks McGrowl will be lost to him forever, the mysterious vet Dr. Minderbender steps in to save the day. After a strange operation, McGrowl is alive, but he has been changed forever...Categorized as:
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![CookieBot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Camp]()
CookieBot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Camp
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Problem: Harry and Horsie want cookies, but the jar is way out of reach... -
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Orvis by Helen Mary Hoover
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Toby stumbles upon Orvis - an obsolete robot - he is about to shut himself down. . . forever. Toby knows how Orvis feels: no one wants her either. A spacer all her life, her too-busy-for-Toby parents have packed her away to school on Earth. But when her domineering grandmother decides to send her to school on Mars, Toby rebels...Categorized as:
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![Mr. Bass's Planetoid by Eleanor Cameron]()
Mr. Bass's Planetoid by Eleanor Cameron
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA PDF of the children's... -
![Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Victor Appleton II]()
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Victor Appleton II
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCONTENTS: Pirate Missile Undersea Survey Invisible Sub Aerial Attack A Hunch Pays Off The Caisson Clue Porpoise Tag Date Trouble A Magnetic Kidnaping Telephone Code Square-Dance Hoax Detection Test Enemy Frogmen A Propaganda Blitz Mountain Hike The Gunman's Surprise A Missing Amulet Smiley the Sea Cow Flash from the Depths A Lucky...Categorized as:
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![Caesar Cascabel (Extraordinary Voyages, #35) by Jules Verne, George Roux]()
Caesar Cascabel (Extraordinary Voyages, #35) by Jules Verne, George Roux
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike most of M. Jules Verne's books, it is the story of a journey. Some acrobats wish to travel from California to their native France, and having no money they determine to go in their caravan northward to Bering's Straits, crossing on the ice, and make their way through Siberia into Europe... -
![Quest of Qui by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent]()
Quest of Qui by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHO IS DOC SAVAGE?To the world at large, Doc Savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and golden eyes. To his amazing co-adventurers - the five greatest brains ever assembled in one group - he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evil-doers... -
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![Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis]()
Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Cybermen - silver, indestructible monsters whose only goal is power - seem to have disappeared from their planet, Telos. When a party of archaeologists, joined by the Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria, land on the Cybermen's barren, deserted planet, they uncover what appears to be their tomb... -
![Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle]()
Do Super Heroes Have Teddy Bears? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollow along as two ragtag, everyday super heroes don capes to play in the mud, save their stuffed animals from certain peril, conquer the vegetables at dinner, and overcome darkness at night.Are super heroes always brave and daring?We’re brave and bold and kind and caring... -
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Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe New York Times best-selling team behind Dragons Love Tacos is back with a heartwarming tale of robot domination.Have you ever wanted to be a gigantic awesome robot? Be careful what you wish for. Here's the story of a magic potion called Robo-Sauce. It's all happy fun times until robots take over and transform this very book, right before your eyes... -
![Murder Melody: A Doc Savage Adventure by Kenneth Robeson]()
Murder Melody: A Doc Savage Adventure by Kenneth Robeson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath comes from both above and below, as the Pacific Northwest is shaken by earthquakes while strange floating figures fill the sky striking terror with their deadly dirge... -
![A Boy and His Bot by Daniel H. Wilson]()
A Boy and His Bot by Daniel H. Wilson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen young Code falls down a hole while following a mysterious robotic insect, he lands in a world that defies all imagination. Everything in Mekhos is made from metal and circuitry, including the citizens-who happen to be robots. To find his way home, Code must first cross Mekhos's bizarre and dangerous landscape to reach the Beam Stalk... -
![The Trouble With Tycho by Clifford D. Simak]()
The Trouble With Tycho by Clifford D. Simak
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProspecting on the Moon was grim, dangerous and usually unrewarding. Only most of the green-horns who came to try didn't find out until after they got there. Chris Jackson was no exception. He put everything he owned and could borrow into this, and he'd be ruined if he failed. His only chance meant going into Tycho - where three expeditions had already disappeared... -
![Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit by David Fisher]()
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit by David Fisher
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe planet Chloris is very fertile, but metal is in short supply, and has therefore become extremely valuable. A huge creature, with most unusual physical properties, arrives from an alien planet which can provide Chloris with metal from its own unlimited supplies, in exchange for chlorophyll... -
![Doctor Who: And the Revenge of the Cybermen by Terrance Dicks]()
Doctor Who: And the Revenge of the Cybermen by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious plague strikes Space Beacon Nerva, killing its victims within minutes. When Doctor Who lands, only four humans remain alive. One of these seems to be in league with the nearby planet of gold, Voga.. -
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See Pip Flap by David Milgrim
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOtto and his friends are back in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator, David Milgrim. See Pip Flap is part of the award-winning, star-reviewed The Adventures of Otto series.See Tweet fly. Fly, Tweet, fly... -
![Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino]()
Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDoug is a robot. His parents want him to be smart, so each morning they plug him in and start the information download. After a morning spent learning facts about the city, Doug suspects he could learn even more about the city by going outside and exploring it. And so Doug . . . unplugs. What follows is an exciting day of adventure and discovery... -
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![Mortal Engines by Stanisław Lem]()
Mortal Engines by Stanisław Lem
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThese fourteen science fiction stories reveal Lem’s fascination with artificial intelligence and demonstrate just how surprisingly human sentient machines can be. “Astonishing is not too strong a word for these tales” (Wall Street Journal). Translated and with an Introduction by Michael Kandel... -
![Doctor Who: Galaxy Four by William Emms]()
Doctor Who: Galaxy Four by William Emms
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoveliztion of the Doctor Who TV episodes/story titled "Galaxy 4".Following a skirmish in deep space, two alien spacecraft have crash landed on a barren planet. The Drahvins are a race of beautiful females, led by the imperious Maaga. The Rills are hideous tusked monstrosities, accompanied by their robotic servants, the Chumblies... -
![Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks]()
Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLanding on an apparently devastated planet, the Fourth Doctor and Romana make a horrifying discovery.The planet is Skaro, home-world of the Daleks.The Daleks are excavating in order to find and revive Davros, the mad, crippled, scientific genius who first created them. They hope that he will give them the scientific superiority to break the deadlock with their Movellan enemies... -
![And the Robot Went . . . by Michelle Robinson, Sergio Ruzzier]()
And the Robot Went . . . by Michelle Robinson, Sergio Ruzzier
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStarting with a box of parts, the Nosy Fox, the Bear in a Blazer, the Blue Gnu, and other remarkable builders assemble the Robot, step by step. Each stage of the process has its own sound effect, and the growing list of sounds is repeated in every spread. Young children will happily Click, Clang, and Tappa Tappa along and relish the surprise ending of this winsome cumulative tale... -
![Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor by Terrance Dicks]()
Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTV tie-in... -
![The Purchase of the North Pole by Jules Verne]()
The Purchase of the North Pole by Jules Verne
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the fully illustrated and extended annotated edition including a rare and extensive biographical essay on the author, his life and works plus a wealth of illustrations.Jules Verne! Among boys a name to conjure with...Categorized as:
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