The Invisible Fran
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2004 · Est. 36 min read

The Invisible Fran

Written & illustrated by Jim Benton

Part of the Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist series

A young girl tries to convert her classmates into mad scientists like herself, but her plan backfires when they take her robot project into their own hands.

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112 pages· 4,230 words· Est. 36 min read
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Franny, a young mad scientist, is on a mission to awaken her classmates' inner scientists. Armed with a two-headed robot and an invisibility potion, her experiment spirals out of control. As chaos ensues with a malfunctioning robot and uninformed peers, Franny must navigate the mayhem. Can she turn this scientific disaster into a learning opportunity, or will her classroom become a mad science catastrophe? Discover the unexpected twists in Franny's most challenging experiment yet.

From the publisher

Goosebumps and Bill Nye the Science Guy fans, meet Franny! There’s nothing better than being a mad scientist–at least according to Franny. So she’s making it her mission to help her classmates discover their own inner mad scientists. All Franny needs for her latest experiment is a few volunteers, a half-completed two-headed robot, and an invisibility potion. Only this experiment just might prove to be Franny’s most difficult. Because what do you do when your classmates don’t know anything about mad science–and there’s a doubly dumb robot running amok to prove it?

At a glance
Format
Pages
112
Words
4,230
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
840L
Themes & topics
Books about identityBooks about schoolBooks about scienceBooks about technologyBooks about experiments
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~T
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
81997
Publication
Published
June 1, 2005
First published
January 1, 2004
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689862977

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