Nick and Tesla's Special Effects Spectacular
A Mystery with Animatronics, Alien Makeup, Camera Gear, and Other Movie Magic You Can Make Yourself!
by Bob Pflugfelder; Steve Hockensmith
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Pub Date May 05 2015 | Archive Date Dec 13 2015
Description
In Nick and Tesla’s Special Effects Spectacular, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone’s sabotaging the onscreen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must crack the case with the help of a fresh assortment of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga features instructions for all-new movie magic projects that kids can build themselves, such as camera gear, stunt dummies, make-up magic, and more. Science and electronics have never been so much fun!
“How do you connect students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) with fiction reading? Look for science adventures. Get started with the Nick and Tesla series. Each book contains an engaging adventure revolving around a ‘build-it-yourself’ science project.”—Teacher Librarian
“Real project blueprints are included along with this tale of 11-year-old siblings who create outrageous contraptions and top-secret gadgets.”—Los Angeles Times
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781594747601 |
| PRICE | $12.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Linda W, Reviewer
Gosh, these are fun! An appealing adventure and projects to boot!
Mark B, Reviewer
The latest Metalman superhero film is being filmed in Half Moon Bay, and DeMarco’s aunt is a producer. However, the set visit she arranges for Nick, Tesla, DeMarco, and Silas leads the four friends to believe someone is trying to sabotage the film. Can they figure out who?
This is a fun mystery with great clues and red herrings. The characters could be a tad better, but the middle grade audience certainly won’t care. I didn’t at that age. There are also instructions for projects to build later, including zombie make up. What more could kids want?
Reviewer 57831
Science Bob takes a short break from robotics to appeal to young directors and producers in his latest book in the Nick and Tesla series. Things like homemade steady cams and extended arm grabbers are things that are not just valuable to middle grade producers, but would have also been a great help to me in my high school theater days.
In this book we're still wondering where Nick and Tesla's parents are, and if they're okay. What I love about this series is that the experiments make it educational, but the story keeps you waiting for the next book to come out. I received an e-arc of this book from the publishers, so any formatting issues I know will be fixed in the finished version. Definitely a series I would buy for my daughter as well as my friend's kids.
Reviewer 233440
More, more, more! My daughter was so sad when this book ended. She is waiting expectantly for #6 to come out, now. A fun series for kids and a reassuring choice for educators and parents. We love Nick and Tesla and can't get enough.
Sheila R, Librarian
If you are looking for a story that combines adventure and science then this series is definitely what you are looking for. The kids and I enjoy reading this and trying to create science experiments together. It makes for a fun and educational library program.
Reviewer 301739
Gosh, I absolutely love this book series! Nick, Tesla, and their friends are entertaining while managing to get involved in some pretty extraordinary adventures. I had thought that this was the last book in the series- so when I finished I was disappointed that the mystery of Nick and Tesla's parents wasn't solved- but then I realized that this would mean that there will be more books in the series and now I just can't wait to see what happens next.
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