Meister, Carl. Buzz
Beaker and the Super Fast Car (Stone Arch Readers).
Stone Arch see Capstone 2011 31 15.99 978-1-4342-2529-0
elem Realistic Fiction VG-BNe
Buzz uses his scientific ability to invent
a super fast car
which his slow-moving father falls in love with. Great
humor, the illusion of
speed in the illustrations, and a father/son feel good
read. Boys will
especially relate to this “love of speed” book. Grades
1-3. Buzz Beaker has a
scientific bent to his personality, similar to his
scientist father. Tired of
always being late to events because of his plodding
father, Buzz uses scientific
formulas to invent a fast car engine. The scientific
formulas are actually
written on the page and will offer a chance for adults to
talk about the science
behind what makes an object move. The humor in the text
is especially funny when
the dog out races the slowly moving car that Buzz’s
father drives. The
illustrations are wonderfully executed from the first
pages which look like a
first grader coloring inside the lines of a coloring book
evolving into advanced
illustrations that provide the illusion of speed as well
as showing the quirky
personalities of Buzz and his father. The gleam in Buzz’s
eyes as he relishes
going fast will ring true for readers who dream of going
car racing. When Buzz
finishes his new car, he encourages his father to drive
it and his father falls
in love with speed just as Buzz loves the need for speed.
This is a fully
developed story line with character development as well
as a well -executed
ending. A first choice for elementary school libraries. Stone Arch Readers
provide reading level appropriate books for emerging
readers. The Buzz Beaker
series provides a quirky character who will entertain
emerging readers with his
antics in everyday situations. Grades 1-3. McNicol, Lois
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