Jack and the Geniuses - by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone (Paperback)

About the Book

Twelve-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, join Dr. Hank Witherspoon, one of the world's leading scientists, in his incredible laboratory. Soon, Hank and the kids travel to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, but they find that all is not as it seems. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

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)

About the Author

Bill Nye is a science educator and media personality known for his children's television show Bill Nye the Science Guy. He splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.

Gregory Mone is a novelist, science journalist, and speaker who has written several books for children. He lives on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.