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By Chris Gall

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On Sale
Mar 19, 2013
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316213301

EVERYTHING CAN BE USED AGAIN! That’s Dawson’s motto. He collects junk that people throw away and turns it into something STUPENDOUS. But when Dawson uses his skills to create a machine to do his chores for him, he discovers he might have invented something a little too… AWESOME. Can he stop the rampaging robot before it destroys the entire town?

Chris Gall inspires kids to reuse, repurpose, and recycle in this inventive adventure about a boy superhero who turns trash into treasures–and saves the world while he’s at it!

Genre:

  • A 2014 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Book
  • "This is action, adventure and imagination with a positive message."
    Kirkus Reviews
  • "Gall make[s] full use of his skill for drafting the sort of straight-from-kids'-dreams machines he showcased in Dinotrux and Revenge of the Dinotrux."
    Publishers Weekly
  • "Gall's busy, saturated spreads...[result] in vibrant imagery that is both slick and homespun, like Dawson's own creations....Superheroes, recyclers, and inventors unite!"
    Booklist
  • "Aspiring young inventors will enjoy identifying the assorted thingamabobs strewn throughout the pages.... A rollicking read."
    School Library Journal
  • "[Will] inspire children to stretch their imaginations. Chris Gall delivers an action-packed story."
    Library Media Connection

Formats and Prices

Price

$18.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD
  2. ebook (Digital original) $10.99 $13.99 CAD

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Chris Gall

About the Author

Chris Gall is the award-winning author and illustrator of Revenge of the Dinotrux, Substitute Creacher, Dear Fish, There’s Nothing to Do on Mars, and Dinotrux, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2009. His books have received numerous starred reviews and awards including a Borders Original Voices Book for 2006 for Dear Fish and a Kirkus Best Children’s Book for 2008 for There’s Nothing to Do on Mars. Chris has won a multitude of awards from organizations like the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine, and is also the illustrator of America the Beautiful, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2004. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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