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Children's Fiction Science Fiction

Over the Rainbow with Googol and Googolplex

by (artist) Nelly Kazenbroot

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Sep 2006
Category
Science Fiction, Friendship, Robots
Recommended Age
6 to 8
Recommended Grade
1 to 3
Recommended Reading age
6 to 8
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551434698
    Publish Date
    Sep 2006
    List Price
    $6.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554696857
    Publish Date
    Sep 2006
    List Price
    $8.99

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Description

Googol and Googolplex are back from space, ready to continue their scavenger hunt.

Pippa and Troy are eager to help, but runaway bulls and disappearing rainbows make their task difficult. And dangerous!

Over the Rainbow with Googol and Googolplex is the third book in the Googol and Googolplex series.

About the author

Nelly Kazenbroot lives in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island with her husband and two rather lively children who inspire and hinder all her artist projects. She is a prize-winning painter and writer, and has been published in literary magazines across Canada. Netherlandic Press in Toronto published forty of her adult poems in a book entitled "Wild Life". After that, Nelly was commissioned to write the lyrics for a cycle of children's songs and for an adult choral piece, entitled Elementals. This kept her spirit from drooping completely while she was trying to break into the children's book publishing market. Orca Book Publishers picked up the first one of her self-illustrated chapter books for young readers in 2000. Down the Chimney with Googol and Googolplex was quickly followed by two more books about the same charmingly silly robots from outer space.

Nelly's days are now divided between her family, her art, and her writing, though not always equally. Her present projects include everything from picture books, to adult fiction, to large surreal paintings. In her non-existent spare time, she mosaics tabletops, plays with cats and chinchillas, and tends to her large English-style garden.

Nelly is available to give school and library presentations and to appear at literary events. Her large stuffed robot, Googol, is also available to help read any story that is about him and friend, Googolplex.

 

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Awards

  • Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice

Editorial Reviews

"Fast-paced and fun... It is an entertaining story to spark the reader's imagination"

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Librarian Reviews

Over the Rainbow with Googol and Googolplex (Orca Echoes)

Two little aliens return to earth to continue their scavenger hunt. Pippa and Troy are eager to help, but runaway cows and disappearing rainbows make it difficult – and dangerous.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.

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