| A Nose for Adventure Contributor(s): Scrimger, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887764991 ISBN-13: 9780887764998 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: In this hilarious sequel to "The Nose from Jupiter, Alan is to take his first airplane ride. He is off to New York, where his father will meet him for some "quality time" together. There are one or two snags, though. First, his father isn't at the airport. Then there's his cranky seatmate, Frieda, who is almost kidnapped while she's waiting for her wheelchair at the baggage claim. Sally, an abandoned mutt, joins the scene. And finally, Norbert is back. He is an alien from Jupiter who had previously taken up residence in Alan's nose when he was on a fact-finding mission to Earth. Alan had been, to say the least, an unwilling host to Norbert, but when you're lost in New York City being chased by bad guys, you need all the help you can get! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Alien Contact - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00131578 |
| Lexile Measure: 480 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.17" W x 7.64" (0.33 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51706 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this hilarious sequel to The Nose from Jupiter, Alan is to take his first airplane ride. He is off to New York, where his father will meet him for some "quality time" together. There are one or two snags, though. First, his father isn't at the airport. Then there's his cranky seatmate, Frieda, who is almost kidnapped while she's waiting for her wheelchair at the baggage claim. Sally, an abandoned mutt, joins the scene. And finally, Norbert is back. He is an alien from Jupiter who had previously taken up residence in Alan's nose when he was on a fact-finding mission to Earth. Alan had been, to say the least, an unwilling host to Norbert, but when you're lost in New York City being chased by bad guys, you need all the help you can get |