| Fred Flintstone's Adventures with Wedges: Just Split! Contributor(s): Weakland, Mark (Author), Cornia, Christian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1491484772 ISBN-13: 9781491484777 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Physics - Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor - Comic Strips & Cartoons - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Machinery & Tools |
| Dewey: 621.8 |
| LCCN: 2015024736 |
| Lexile Measure: 530 |
| Series: Flintstones Explain Simple Machines |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.2" W x 10.2" (0.60 lbs) 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 179047 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Have a Yabba-Dabba-Doo day with Fred Flintstone as he explains how a wedge works Fred shows readers the Flintstone way of using simple machines in everyday situations. With simple, informative text narrated by Fred and a few other Flintstone characters paired with colorful illustrations, students wil learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts |
Contributor Bio(s): Cornia, Christian: - Christian Cornia was born in Modena, Italy. In 1996-1997 he attended the School of Comics "Nuova Eloise" in Bologna. He has created artwork and characters for publishers, advertisements, video games and role-playing games. He has worked as a colorist for the French market with publishers like Soleil, Delcourt and Dargaud. He worked as an inker for Marvel USA on comics that included the popular characters Ironman, The Avengers and Daken. In 2011, along with other Italian artists, he founded the cultural association Dr.INK, which self-produces illustrated books. He is currently one of the artists for Scooby-Doo in Italy for Piemme Edizioni.Weakland, Mark Andrew: - Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including I Sure Love Pancakes and The Dooflicky Machine, have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania. |