Nick and Tesla's Solar-Powered Showdown
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Super-smart kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers, but now it's time to crack their biggest mystery yet: where the heck are their parents? With the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, the twins trace the clues to their missing Mom and Dad, scientists working on solar-power research for a clandestine government project. They'll need all their wits, along with an assortment of homemade gadgets, to outsmart the criminal mastermind who's trying to turn solar power into a secret weapon. Featuring instructions for building and using five awesome solar-powered contraptions-a hot dog cooker, alarm bell, listening device, model car, and nighttime LED signal cannon-this sixth installment is sure to please budding scientists and sleuthers alike.
Science Bob Pflugfelder is an award-winning elementary school science teacher. He blows stuff up, and kids (and their parents) love it. His fun and informative approach to science has led to television appearances on The Home and Family Show, Access Hollywood, Extra, and the History Channel. He is also a regular guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Dr. Oz Show, and Live! with Kelly and Michael. These are his first books. Steve Hockensmith is a New York Times best-selling author (for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls) and an Edgar Award nominee for best first novel (for his mystery Holmes on the Range).