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Numbskull & Nincompoop

Science Fair Shenanigans
By Adam Wallace
Series: Numbskull & Nincompoop
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Numbskull & Nincompoop are the best of friends. They also think a dog kennel is their house and planes are talking flies. This lovable and hilarious duo manage to get themselves into all sorts of sticky situations. Can they defeat Samson O’Reilly, the smartest kid in... Read More
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Numbskull and Nincompoop are the best of friends. This lovable and hilarious duo manage to get themselves into all sorts of sticky situations. Can they defeat Samson O’Reilly, the smartest kid in the entire school, and win the Science Fair? Or will they get hit with a sledgehammer, run over by a tractor and shot out of a canon?

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Numbskull & Nincompoop are the best of friends. They also think a dog kennel is their house and planes are talking flies.

This lovable and hilarious duo manage to get themselves into all sorts of sticky situations. Can they defeat Samson O’Reilly, the smartest kid in the entire school, and win the Science Fair? Or will they get hit with a sledgehammer, run over by a tractor, and shot out of a cannon? Only time will tell!

Written by wacky bestselling author Adam Wallace, this new series is sure to raise some eyebrows!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922804723

Publisher: Larrikin House

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: Larrikin House

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Dave Atze
  • Illustrated by Dave Atze

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 230

Collections

Adam Wallace Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Numbskull & Nincompoop Young Adult

About the Author

Adam Wallace is a New York Times, Amazon and USA Today Bestselling author with over 4 million books sold all around the world. He has visited over 500 schools and libraries, 800 markets and festivals, and 12 art galleries, all of which seem like a lot. Adam’s sole goal with his stories is to entertain children and inspire a love of reading. The end. Dave Atze is a talented illustrator and cartoonist. He has been illustrating children’s books for six years, and has over 15 titles under his belt. Dave regularly visits schools to teach kids creative drawing and talk about his books. He is very active on social media, specifically Instagram where he has over 11k followers. Belly Button Fluff is Dave’s first book he has written and illustrated.

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