Trapped in the Museum of Unnatural History (Zack Files (Prebound)) [Hardcover]

Dan Greenburg (Author), Jack E. Davis (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Zack Files (Prebound) (Book 25)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It seems like a regular field trip to a natural history museum - until Zack gets locked inside for the night and discovers what really goes on in those display cases when no one is watching.

--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 54 pages
• Publisher: Perfection Learning (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756922453
• ISBN-13: 978-0756922450
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,249,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Now he has turned his considerable talent to writing an original new series of books for a younger audience. Inspired by his own son Zack, for whom the hero of his new series, The Zack Files, is named, Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like Zack will want to read. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg's work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. His best-selling titles for adults include How to Be a Jewish Mother, How to Make Yourself Miserable, Scoring, Love Kills, How to Avoid Love and Marriage and Exes. His previous books for children include Young Santa, The Bed Who Ran Away From Home, Jumbo the Boy and Arnold the Elephant. His articles have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Ms., Time, Newsweek, Life, New York magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and have been reprinted in 33 anthologies of humor and satire in the United States and England. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, and his M.A. from UCLA. He is the father of Zack, a teenage son, who played the title role in the motion picture, LORENZO'S OIL, and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A memorable museum visit with Zack, June 19, 2003

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Michael J. Mazza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trapped in the Museum of Unnatural History (The Zack Files #25) (Paperback)

"Trapped in the Museum of Unnatural History," by Dan Greenburg, is number 25 in the "Zack Files" series for young readers. The book is illustrated by Jack E. Davis. In this installment, New York City schoolboy Zack becomes trapped in the Rosencrantz Museum of Natural History while on a school trip.

In the book's first paragraph Zack wonders, "And when the museum closes and the lights go out, do strange things happen?" Well, he finds out the answer to that question--an answer which is in keeping with the overall paranormal theme of the series. I found this mix of horror and humor to be a highly entertaining installment in the series. The suspenseful tale is well enhanced by Davis' whimsical drawings.

5.0 out of 5 stars My Son's Favorite Series, July 10, 2008

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This review is from: Trapped in the Museum of Unnatural History (The Zack Files #25) (Paperback)

I recently came across this book when cleaning out a shelf at home. My son is now a teenager, but this series was his favorite when he was a young child. This particular book, along with "I'm Out of My Body - Please Leave a Message" were his favorites. So much so that I kept them to give to his kids. I can't tell you how many times we've read these two, but it has to be somewhere near 30 times each. They grow so fast, but I have many memories of us curling up on the couch with our Zack Files.