Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off!

Name: Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off!
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Author: Nate Ball
ISBN: 9780062299659

Author: Nate Ball

Narrator: Steve Tardio

Unabridged: 1 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/07/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, School

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

2015-2016 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner!With engaging illustrations on every spread, a page-turning plot, a do-it-yourself experiment on building your own rocket, and fun science facts throughout, this is the perfect chapter book for young readers! And it’s all from the amazing brain of MIT graduate Nate Ball, host of PBS’s Emmy Award-winning Design Squad series.When a four-inch-tall alien crash-lands through Zack McGee's bedroom window, Zack is sure he's about to become the first victim in a new War of the Worlds. But when the alien turns out to have weapons that are more ticklish than terrifying, Zack realizes that rather than protect the world from the alien, it's up to him to protect the alien in his pocket from the world.The adventure begins in this thrilling new chapter book series, complete with a do-it-yourself science experiment!

About Nate Ball

Nate Ball is the host of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning PBS reality shows Design Squad and Design Squad Nation. An MIT graduate with a master’s in mechanical engineering, Nate is also the cofounder of Atlas Devices, a two-time All-American pole-vaulter, and a competitive beatboxer. He lives with his wife in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tami on July 21, 2015

We meet Zack, the main character, after he has fallen asleep at his desk studying for the first science quiz of his 4th Grade career. He spots a shooting star and quickly wishes: 1) to make the travel baseball team 2) to get better grades; and 3) to avoid detention all year After making his wish Zack re......more

Goodreads review by Lola on June 16, 2015

I thought that this was a funny book!! I love how Amp (the alien) was always a little grumpy but he made me laugh a lot !!!! This is a great book and if you read it i hope that you enjoyed it too!! Thanks......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on December 04, 2019

Book Title: Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! Author/Illustrator: Nate Ball / Macky Pamintuan Reading Level: 4.6 Book Level: Grades 1-4 Book Summary: "Alien in my Pocket: Blast off" is a fun children's novel, built around common-core science and fun hands-on experiments, meant to interest students in scien......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on April 30, 2019

Totally worth the money I give this 100% it’s an amazing funny book. When I first got this book for a school challenge I thought it would be like a cheesy sci-fi book ! But I got sucked in right when we meet Amp . I like Nate ball’s visualization of Amp the 3 fingered blue alien or Erdian I am so gla......more

Goodreads review by Annette on July 05, 2017

James (age 8) says: "I liked it because, well, everyone in his family was a science nerd except Zack, and suddenly a blue alien crashes his spaceship into Zack's room. He's mad at his big brother because his brother makes fun of him for not being able to invent anything. And then he learns a lot of......more