Boing-Boing the Bionic Cat - Softcover

Hench, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190487200X ISBN 13: 9781904872009

Publisher: Can of Worms Kids Press, 2004

Synopsis

The story of how Daniel—who loves cats but it very allergic to their fur—has a bionic cat built for him by his neighbor and engineer, Professor George. Boing-Boing is just like a real cat, but with fiber-optic fur, computer-controlled joints, electronic eyes, and ceramic-sensor whiskers.

About this title

About the Author

Larry Hench is a world-renowned scientist with a specialty in bioceramics. His children's books extend his love of teaching, science, and engineering to a new generation. Everything built into the stories is scientifically valid and could be done. He is the author of the Boing-Boing the Bionic Cat series. Tom Morgan-Jones,aka Inky Mess, is an award-winning illustrator whose work is widely and internationally published, from children's books and magazines to satirical board games. He is the illustrator of Mission: Explore, Mission: Explore Camping, and Mission: Explore on the Road.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-This chapter book in picture-book format begins with young Daniel bemoaning the fact that he will never have a cat because of his allergies. Then his neighbor, a robotics engineer, decides to build him a bionic pet with fiber-optic fur and whiskers made from "tiny little electronic ceramic sensors." The finished product looks just like the real thing, but when the professor checks the creature's voice, it says "Boing-Boing" instead of "Meow-Meow." He puts the project temporarily on hold, but when Daniel needs a present for his mother, he accepts the feline as is, asserting that the sound it emits makes it more special. Cartoon watercolor-and-ink illustrations of the bald, white-bearded professor and his marmalade invention appear on almost every page, and two blue-print diagrams of the bionic kitty, labeled with plenty of technical jargon, introduce the story. This original book will find an audience among youngsters who love modern science.
Elizabeth Maggio, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Can of Worms Kids Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190487200X
• ISBN 13: 9781904872009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60