At the bottom of the world
By: by Bill Nye and Gregory Mone ; illustrated by Nicholas Iluzada
Contributors: Mone, Gregory, author; Iluzada, Nicholas, illustrator
Series: Jack and the geniuses -- 1
Publisher: AMULET Books; Harry N. Abrams; Amulet Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781419723032
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Orphans; Brothers and sisters; Action & Adventure; Adventure and adventurers; Science; JUVENILE FICTION; Science & Technology; Fiction; Genius; Adventure stories; Scientists; General; Science Fiction; Juvenile fiction
Description: Meet Jack and his foster siblings, Ava and Matt, who are orphans. But they're not your typical kind of orphans--they're geniuses. Well, Ava and Matt are, which sometimes makes life difficult for twelve-year-old Jack. Ava speaks multiple languages and builds robots for fun, and Matt is into astronomy and a whiz at math. As for Jack, it's hard to stand out when he's surrounded by geniuses all the time. When the kids try to spy on Dr. Hank Witherspoon, one of the world's leading scientists, they end up working for him in his incredible laboratory. Soon, Hank and the kids travel to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, but they find that all is not as it seems: A fellow scientist has gone missing, and so has any trace of her research. Could someone be trying to use her findings to win the contest? It's up to Jack, Ava, and Matt to find the missing scientist and discover who's behind it all--before it's too late. The book also includes information about the science discussed and used to solve the mystery, as well as a science project about density that kids can do at home or in the classroom.
Notes: "Book includes: cool facts about the story's real-life science; a fun DIY project"--back cover.