Presents information about lasers, including their history, the science behind them, how they work, and how they are used.

Pleskit loses his grandfather's brain in this third book of the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible Sixth-Grade Alien sci-fi series from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework, Bruce Coville. Some kids lose their homework. Some kids lose their math book, or their sneakers, or their lunch. Pleskit Meenom, first alien kid to go to school on Earth, has a bigger problem: He's lost his grandfather's brain! Of course, that's not Pleskit's only...

"It's science fair time again, and Tim Tomkins is in trouble. It's only two days until the big event, and he hasn't finished his project! In fact, he hasn't even started it. Given Tim's track record with homework, this is no big surprise. But this year Tim has a new resource-his alien best friend, Pleskit Meenom! Surely with his super science Pleskit can help Tim come up with a knockout project for the science fair. Pleskit makes his own science project...

Tim and Rafaella must work with Tim's old enemy, Jordan, to find a missing Pleskit and save the alien embassy's mission and Earth.

Pleskit and Tim must take on the hamsters in Ms. Weintraub's room after they are transformed by alien vitamins--or is there something else at work?

Pleskit and Tim's plan to prank a bully goes horribly awry in this second book of the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible sci-fi series Sixth-Grade Alien from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework, Bruce Coville. All Pleskit Meenom wants to do is fit in on his new planet. But bullies like his classmate Jordan Lynch make it clear he never will. Not even taking a trip to the mall and getting some Earth-style clothing is enough to stop Jordan's...

"Pleskit's alien pet causes widespread panic in this sixth book in the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible sci-fi series Sixth-Grade Alien from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework and My Teacher Is an Alien, Bruce Coville. Having a pet shapeshifter might be one of the coolest parts of being from a different planet. So when Jordan accuses Pleskit of lying about his Veeblax's abilities, Pleskit decides take his pet to class--without asking...