Frankie Sparks Invention Collection Books 1-4 (Boxed Set): Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet; Frankie Sparks and the Talent Show

Description

Ivy and Bean meets Alien in my Pocket in this chapter book series about Frankie Sparks, a third grader who uses her love for science and math to help her solve problems she comes across in her daily life. Meet Frankie Sparks! As the self-proclaimed best inventor in third-grade, Frankie uses her knack for invention, and love for STEM/STEAM to problem-solve a variety of issues, both in and out of the classroom. This boxed set includes: Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet Frankie Sparks and the Talent Show Trick Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge Frankie Sparks and the Lucky Charm

Megan Frazer Blakemore is an author for children and young adults. Her middle grade novels include The Firefly Code, The Daybreak Bond, The Friendship Riddle, The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill, and The Water Castle, the latter of which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2013, a Bank Street College Best Book 2014, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and has been included on numerous state lists. Her books for young adults are Good and Gone, Secrets of Truth & Beauty, and Very in Pieces, which was a Junior Library Guild selection. A school librarian, Megan has a BA from Columbia University, and an MLS from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Megan is currently pursuing her doctorate in library science. She lives in Maine with her husband, two children, two cats, a leopard gecko, and (sometimes) a hive of bees. Nadja Sarell is an illustrator living in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated with MA in dance from Theatre Academy Helsinki and graduated from North Wales School of Art and Design with BA in illustration for children's publishing in 2004. Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator in Finland and abroad. She loves to teach art, illustration, and dance for both children and adults.