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Author:

Pflugfelder, Bob, 1967-

Title:

Nick and Tesla's solar-powered showdown : a mystery with sun-powered gadgets you can build yourself / by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith; illustrations by Scott Garrett.

Publisher:

Quirk Books,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

259 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction.
Solar energy--Juvenile fiction.
Science--Experiments--Juvenile fiction.

Other Authors:

Hockensmith, Steve.
Garrett, Scott, illustrator.

Summary:

"Super-smart kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers, but now it's time to crack their biggest mystery yet: where the heck are their parents? With the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, the twins trace the clues to their missing Mom and Dad, scientists working on solar-power research for a clandestine government project. They'll need all their wits, along with an assortment of homemade gadgets, to outsmart the criminal mastermind who's trying to turn solar power into a secret weapon. Featuring instructions for building and using five awesome solar-powered contraptions, a hot dog cooker, alarm bell, listening device, model car, and nighttime LED signal cannon, this sixth installment is sure to please budding scientists and sleuthers alike."-- Publisher's website.

ISBN:

1594748667
9781594748660

OCLC:

(OCoLC)918969733

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