I Lost My Grandfather's Brain (I Was a Sixth Grade Alien) [Paperback]

Bruce Coville (Author), Tony Sansevero (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

CALLING LOST AND FOUND -- HAVE YOU SEEN MY BRAIN?

Some kids lose their homework. Some kids lose their math book, or their sneakers, or their lunch.

Pleskit Meenom, first alien kid to go to school on Earth, has a bigger problem: He's lost his grandfather's brain!

Of course, that's not Pleskit's only problem. He's feuding with his best friend Tim. Someone is leaking stories about him to a sleazy supermarket tabloid. And sixth grade is turning out to be a bigger challenge than interplanetary navigation.

But if Pleskit can't find that missing brain, none of those other problems will matter, because his life won't be worth a plug skeelrag!

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From the Inside Flap

approx. 2.5 hours
2 cassettes
Performance by William Dufris

Some kids lose their homework.  Some kids lose their math book, or their sneakers, or their lunch.  Pleskit Meenom, first alien kid to go to school on Earth, has a bigger problem: He's lost his grandfather's brain!  Of course, that's not Pleskit's only problem.  Sixth grade is turning out to be a bigger challenge than interplanetary navigation.  If Pleskit can't find that missing brain, none of his other problems will matter, because his life won't be worth a plug skeelrag! --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

About the Author

Bruce Coville is the author of nearly ninety books for young readers, including the international best-seller My Teacher Is an Alien. He has been a teacher, a toy maker, a cookware salesman, and a grave digger. In addition to his work as an author, Bruce is much in demand as a speaker and as a storyteller. He is also the founder and president of Full Cast Audio, a company dedicated to producing unabridged recordings of children's books in a full-cast format. For more information about Bruce, check out www.brucecoville.com.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671026526
• ISBN-13: 978-0671026523
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,030,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1950. His family lived in farm territory, about twenty miles north of Syracuse. Bruce grew up around the corner from his grandparents' dairy farm, where he spent a great deal of time as a child, dodging cows and chores to the best of his ability. As a young reader he loved Mary Poppins and Dr. Dolittle, and still has fond memories of rising ahead of the rest of his family so he could huddle in a chair and read THE VOYAGES OF DR. DOLITTLE. He also read lots of things that people consider junk (Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and zillions of comic books). His only real regret is the time he spent watching television, when he could have been reading instead. (A mind is a terrible thing to waste!)

His first book, THE FOOLISH GIANT, was published in 1978. It was illustrated by his wife, Katherine, whom he had married in 1969. This was followed in 1979 by SARAH'S UNICORN, also illustrated by Katherine. After a long period of working separately, the Covilles began collaborating again with SPACE BRAT and GOBLINS IN THE CASTLE, both published in 1992.

Before getting published Bruce earned his living as a toymaker, a gravedigger, a cookware salesman, an assembly line worker, and finally as an elementary school teacher (second and fourth grades). He left teaching in 1981 to devote himself to becoming a full time writer - though it took another five years to achieve that goal!)

Bruce has published nearly 100 books, which have appeared in over a dozen countries around the world and sold more than sixteen million copies. Among his most popular titles are MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN, INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS, and THE MONSTER'S RING. In 2001 he founded Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company dedicated to creating unabridged, full cast recordings of the best in children's and young adult literature.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ever Lost Your Grandfather's Brain?, June 10, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: I Lost My Grandfather's Brain (I Was a Sixth Grade Alien) (Paperback)

Ever lost your grandfather's brain? Well Pleskit did. Pleskit is a sixth grade alien, and is the first alien kid on earth. He's from the planet "Hevi-Hevi." Pleskit's best firend is Tim. Pleskit is having trouble in school so he asks his grandfather (Pleskit's grandfather is just a brain) to come to school with him to straighten the bullies-up. All the kids have to go out for recess. So Pleskit's grandfather has to stay inside. The fire alarm went off. Pleskit goes back inside to get his grandfather but he was not there. Will he ever find the brain? Read "I Lost My Grandfather's Brain" to find out.
This book is one of my favorite books ever, because it is mysterious, funny, and exciting. I gave this book 5 stars because it made me read the next chapter. I would recommend this book to people who love not to put a book down. You will definitely love to read this book.