Jack and the Geniuses
At the Bottom of the World
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4.0 • 11 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A contest to find a better way to create clean drinking water turns into a mystery when one of the scientists goes missing. Luckily, Jack and his genius siblings are on the case in Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World, first in the New York Times bestselling series from Bill Nye and Gregory Mone—featuring illustrations by Nick Iluzada.
Jack and his foster siblings, Ava and Matt, are not your typical kids—they’re geniuses. Well, Ava and Matt are. Ava speaks multiple languages and builds robots for fun, and Matt is an expert astronomer and math whiz. As for Jack, it’s hard to stand out when surrounded by geniuses all the time.
Things get more complicated when the trio starts working for Dr. Hank Witherspoon, one of the world’s leading scientists. They travel to Antarctica with Hank for a prestigious award ceremony—but they quickly find that not all is as it seems: A scientist has gone missing. It’s up to Jack, Ava, and Matt to find her . . . and discover who’s behind it all.
In the Jack and the Geniuses series, readers join Jack, Ava, and Matt on adventures around the world to tackle some of science’s biggest challenges, including new ways to create clean drinking water, to generate clean and renewable energy, and to extend information access to the entire planet. Each book in the series includes cool facts about the real-life science found in the story and a fun DIY project.
Jack and the Geniuses series:
Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World (#1)
Jack and the Geniuses: In the Deep Blue Sea (#2)
Jack and the Geniuses: Lost in the Jungle (#3)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This first book in the Jack and the Geniuses series from science educator/TV personality Nye and coauthor Mone introduces 12-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, resourceful emancipated minors. Soon after they accept positions as assistants to Henry "Hank" Witherspoon, an eccentric scientist and inventor, they are off to Antarctica to help judge an award for innovative desalination techniques. Upon arriving at McMurdo Station, they learn that Hank's friend Anna Donatelli has gone missing. Determined to solve the mystery, the siblings use their science smarts (and, in Jack's case, charm and intuition) to figure out who might have wished her harm. All of the inventions used and discussed are based in reality endnotes offer additional information on self-driving cars, robotic exoskeletons, and other technologies and the Antarctic setting is well researched and fully realized. Readers will appreciate Jack's humor and candor, and will quickly recognize that, although he may not be an official "genius," intelligence takes many forms. This fast-paced, science-themed mystery is a strong first outing, sure to leave readers awaiting this team's next adventure. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8 12.
