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Jon Scieszka was born September 8, 1954 in Flint , Michigan. After he graduated from Culver Military Academy where he was a Lieutenant, he studied to be a doctor at Albion College. He changed career directions and attended Columbia University where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1980. show more Before he became a full time writer, Scieszka was a lifeguard, painted factories, houses, and apartments and also wrote for magazines. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years as a 1st grade assistant, a 2nd grade homeroom teacher, and a computer, math, science and history teacher in 3rd - 8th grade. He decided to take off a year from teaching in order to work with Lane Smith, an illustrator, to develop ideas for children's books. His book, The Stinky Cheese Man received the 1994 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Scieszka's Math Curse, illustrated by Lane Smith, was an American Library Association Notable Book in 1996; a Blue Ribbon Book from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books in 1995; and a Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Book in 1995. The Stinky Cheese Man received Georgia's 1997 Children's Choice Award and Wisconsin's The Golden Archer Award. Math Curse received Maine's Student Book Award, The Texas Bluebonnet Award and New Hampshire's The Great Stone Face Book Award in 1997. He was appointed the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress in 2008. In 2014 his title, Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor made The New York Times Best Seller List. Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger made the list in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Jon Scieszka

Math Curse (1995) 2,634 copies
The Frog Prince, Continued (1991) 1,926 copies
The Not-So-Jolly Roger (1991) 1,278 copies
Science Verse (2004) 1,144 copies
Your Mother Was a Neanderthal (1993) 1,105 copies
Tut, Tut (1996) 1,089 copies
2095 (1995) 1,031 copies
My Dog Does My Homework! (2004) — Editor; Introduction — 857 copies
Baloney (Henry P.) (2001) 786 copies
It's All Greek to Me (1997) 772 copies
Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Editor; Contributor — 764 copies
See You Later, Gladiator (2000) 759 copies
Guys Read: Funny Business (2010) — Editor; Contributor — 687 copies
Viking It and Liking It (2002) 520 copies
Sam Samurai (2001) 498 copies
Battle Bunny (2013) 396 copies
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci (2004) 382 copies
Me Oh Maya (2003) 381 copies
SPHDZ Book #1! (2010) 363 copies
Smash! Crash! (2008) 363 copies
Cowboy and Octopus (2007) 323 copies
Guys Read: Thriller (2011) — Editor — 315 copies
Seen Art? (2005) 312 copies
The Book that Jack Wrote (1994) 258 copies
Guys Read: Other Worlds (2013) — Editor — 237 copies
Truckery Rhymes (2009) 232 copies
Guys Read: The Sports Pages (2012) — Editor — 194 copies
Robot Zot! (2009) 185 copies
Guys Read: True Stories (2014) — Editor — 179 copies
Marco? Polo! (2006) 166 copies
Oh Say, I Can't See (2005) 164 copies
Zoom! Boom! Bully (2008) 154 copies
Uh-Oh, Max (2009) 154 copies
Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2008) — Adapter — 151 copies
Who Done It? (2013) 136 copies
Melvin's Valentine (2009) 130 copies
Kat's Maps (2011) 124 copies
Melvin Might? (2008) 122 copies
Snow Trucking! (2008) 119 copies
Guys Read: Terrifying Tales (2015) — Editor — 103 copies
SPHDZ Book #2! (2010) 101 copies
The Plant Planet (2019) 75 copies
Dizzy Izzy (2010) 64 copies
Junkyard Fort (2009) 61 copies
SPHDZ Book #3! (2011) 53 copies
Pete's Party (2008) 48 copies
Trucks Line Up (2011) 46 copies
Guys Read: Heroes and Villains (2017) — Editor — 45 copies
The Spooky Tire (2009) 45 copies
Garage Tales (2010) 44 copies
Kat's Mystery Gift (2009) 44 copies
SPHDZ 4 Life! (2013) 34 copies
South Pole or Bust (an Egg) (2007) 25 copies
Trucksgiving (2010) 23 copies
The Water Planet (2020) 20 copies
Meet You at Waterloo (2007) 14 copies
Spin! Spin! (2008) 13 copies
Tires (2008) 10 copies
Zoom! (2010) 9 copies
A Big Red Sled (2011) 8 copies
The Perfect Planet (2021) 8 copies
Can Max Go? (2011) 7 copies
The Yellow Box (2011) 7 copies
Rosie (2011) 7 copies
Putt! Putt! Pop! (2011) 6 copies
Big Rosie (2010) 5 copies
Lucy Can Nap (2011) 4 copies
Jack and Max (2008) 4 copies
The Cap (2011) 3 copies
Rita Ran to Rosie (2008) 3 copies
Hot! (2008) 3 copies
The Best Smell (2011) 2 copies
Pete Can Dig (2011) 2 copies
Your Question for Author Here (2011) — Author — 2 copies
Blue? (2011) 2 copies
Can Melvin Scoot? (2011) 2 copies
Jack Is It! 1 copy
A Nap 1 copy
Ted 1 copy
Pete 1 copy
Melvin (2011) 1 copy
Go and Stop! (2011) 1 copy
A Big Dent (2011) 1 copy
Rats 1 copy
Tyres for Ted (2010) 1 copy
Mud Fun 1 copy
It Is Hot! (2010) 1 copy
The Mat (2010) 1 copy
Race from A to Z (2014) 1 copy
Perfect You 1 copy
Melvin Sat (2008) 1 copy

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This was one of my favorites when I was a kid, and it is still funny now.
 
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sloth852 | 668 other reviews | Jan 11, 2024 |
Great sense of humor with some real science thrown in.
 
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sloth852 | 15 other reviews | Jan 10, 2024 |
Science and poetry are both great. They should get together more often.
 
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Rating
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Reviews
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Languages
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