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Super-child Ellie Ultra has been home schooled by her genius inventor parents, so now she is hoping that starting third grade at Winkopolis Elementary School will let her meet and hang out with normal kids--but when her super abilities make it difficult to fit in with the other children, she takes one of her parents' inventions that she hopes will help her tone down her super powers.
8) China
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This book tells about life in China. It describes the land, the wildlife, its cities, its holidays, and the food they eat.
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On one boring Saturday, superhero Ellie Ultra uses her parent's invention, the Ultra Animator, to turn her favorite stuffed animal, Super Fluffy, into a living dog--but when she also accidentally animates a comic book supervillain, she and her new companion need to act fast to clean up the mess.
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"People often look for ways to make caring for their pets easier or more effective, but only a fraction of these people actually create new products to try to achieve this. Readers of this . . . book will get an inside peek at some of the . . . pet inventions out there. While some may have been useful, others were not"--Provided by publisher.
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"People don't often think about how they get from one place to another, but somewhere along the line, someone spent a lot of time coming up with the idea for that car, train, or bus. For all the modes of transportation we see and use every day, there are countless others that are less common or didn't take off. Some of these ideas may be hard to believe, but . . . readers will get to take a ride on these offbeat inventions that, at least at one point...
13) Jabari tries
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Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perserverance and problem-solving.
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Surveys a series of beauty products, inventions, and methods purported throughout history to increase one's beauty and hygiene, often in ways that today would be considered outlandish, weird, painful, and gross--such as using urine in mouthwash to get whiter teeth, men wearing white wigs, and using radioactive material in lotions to make skin glow. Includes a glossary.
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Ellie is looking forword to making new friends at Camp Hero, but her cabinmates, the Winter twins, whose power is to freeze things, do not seems to want to play with her, so Ellie uses her parents' latest invention to make them friendly--but it backfires when the twins start fighting each other over who Ellie likes best, and Ellie realizes that forcing someone to like you is not really cool.
16) Mighty Marvels!
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Spider-Man teams up with Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel to keep the Green Goblin from stealing the Anti-Grav 500 at a science expo.
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Ellie Ultra, third-grade superhero, is running for class president, and her opposition is her nemesis, Dex Diggs, who has got his hands on a wish machine--so when Ellie gets a glimpse of what would happen if Dex wins, she knows this is a fight for the soul and future of Winkopolis Elementary School.
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Superhero Ellie Ultra is given the responsibility of caring for Squeak, the class hamster, for the weekend, which is exciting, but also a little worrying, especially since her dog, Super Fluffy, is too interested in the hamster for comfort--but when she accidentally shrinks herself down to three inches tall Ellie discovers that, even for a superhero, pet sitting is a lot harder when you are no bigger than your pet.
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"When her teacher assigns a new team project for Earth Day, Ellie can't wait to pair up with her best friend, Hannah. After all, as a superhero, it's Ellie's job to save stuff--including the planet! But the project soon becomes more than Ellie's super-skills can handle. She decides to use one of her parents' super inventions to create a copy of herself. But when Ellie #2 threatens to take over, it's up to the real Ellie to bring the project back down...
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"Some food inventions have completely changed the way cooking and baking is done around the world. Others haven't had such a huge impact. However, these are often the most interesting ones. Readers of this high-interest volume will learn about some of the craziest inventions that have been introduced in kitchens over the years. They'll also find that some of these products were created more for show than practicality"--Publisher.