On the Dog

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When Andrew’s latest invention, the Atom Sucker, goes haywire, Andrew and Judy are shrunk down to microscopic level! Andrew and Judy find themselves lost on their neighbor’s dog, where they encounter everything from colossal fleas to crab-like eyelash mites. Now they have to find their way back to the Atom Sucker and get unshrunk before it’s too late!
When ten-year-old Andrew invents a shrinking machine, he does not expect to be sucked into the machine along with his cousin Judy, only to end up in a dog's nose. ( )

This book contains the characteristics of all three genres (Science Fiction/Modern Fantasy/Informational) because it first has technology that goes beyond the advances of our time and stretches the laws of science, secondly has informational facts throughout the entire book, and thirdly makes a completely unbelievable plot believable through the well described details it contains. I liked how the Greenburg introduced each of the characters in the book at the very beginning before the story even started. This provides the reader with a firm foundation and understanding of each of the characters making it easier for Greenburg the make the plot more complex without confusing young readers.
Level: Primary & Intermediate