Phineas L. Macguire... Gets Slimed!: The Second Experiment (Thorndike Literacy Bridge Middle Reader) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Frances O'Roark Dowell (Author), Preston McDaniels (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2008 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Thorndike Literacy Bridge Middle Reader

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment--cultivating exhibits for a mold museum.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

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The second in a series called From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. MacGuire, this book picks up where the first (Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts, 2006) left off. Mac, as our hero prefers to be called, still aspires to be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. He has turned from volcanoes, however, to mold, which sounds like an even less-auspicious project to the grown-ups in his life. Speaking in a chatty, wry tone, Mac relates his newest challenges, which include adults with an aversion to mold, a best friend who wants Mac to devote his time to classroom politics, and a babysitter he has dubbed "the Teenage Girl Space Alien from the Planet Pink." Full of amusing faux-scientific observations ("For every good thing that happens there is usually an equally bad thing that happens") as well as actual scientific facts, this lighthearted, illustrated chapter book should appeal to any young reader who can stand a little mold. For those whose affections for the stuff are more pronounced, several mold-related experiments conclude. Nolan, Abby --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award, Where I'd Like to Be, the bestselling The Secret Language of Girls, and its sequel The Kind of Friends We Used to Be, Chicken Boy, Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Medal, the Phineas L. MacGuire series, and most recently Falling In and the teen novel Ten Miles Past Normal.  She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.

Preston McDaniels is the illustrator of Phineas L. MacGuire...

Erupts! and Cynthia Rylant's Lighthouse Family series. He lives in

Aurora, Nebraska. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 159 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (February 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410404404
• ISBN-13: 978-1410404404
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,392,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award, Where I'd Like to Be, the bestselling The Secret Language of Girls, and its sequel The Kind of Friends We Used to Be, Chicken Boy, Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Medal, and most recently Falling In. She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina.