Dan Greenburg
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American writer, humorist, and journalist. His 73 books have been published in 20 languages in 24 countries (*20 June 1936 - †18 December 2023)
Books
Thrills, spills, and cosmic chills
Klatu, Lek, And Ploo finally have a day off from their job as extras on a hit sci-fi TV show. So what should they do around Los Angeles for a day? Go to Dizzyland, of course! The amusement park has everything, from roller-coasters to ferris wheels to funhouses. It even has a small zoo. But when Klatu, Lek, and Ploo look through the zoo, they are shocked to find a fuzzy baby alien, named Mu, all locked up. They have to set Mu free!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Attack of the Evil Elvises
After thier spaceship is taken by the Great Ones, Ploo, Klatu, and Lek return to Las Vegas. There they discover an infestation of Elvisimpersonators, in town for a convention. Klatu, Lek, and Ploo are sure the odd-looking humans are up to no good, and it turns out that they're right . . . for once. These are no ordinary Elvises--they are evil aliens from outer space in disguise with nefarious plans to take over Earth!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Lights, camera-- liftoff!
Siblings Klatu, Lek, and Ploo, along with their human friends Lily and Jo-Jo, travel to Hollywood, California, where the aliens become extras on a science fiction television show while waiting for the spaceship that will take them home.
Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book One (Value-Priced Edition): The Onts (Secrets of Dripping Fang)
Dude Where's My Spaceship
When their spaceship crash lands on Earth, Ploo is captured by the Army and taken to the mysterious Area 51. While her brothers, Lek and Klatu, try to rescue her, Ploo uses her ESP to make a new friend.
Lost in Las Vegas
Ploo, Lek, and Klatu have escaped from Area 51 and hit the road in a stolen station wagon. WHERE are they headed? Las Vegas, of course! After all Vegas has everything--slot machines, drive-through wedding chapels, Elvis impersonators. It's sure to have someone who can fix their slightly beat-up spaceship!From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Onts
Twins Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin face giant ants, ghouls, zombies, and a treacherous orphanage matron when they leave their miserable home at Cincinnati's Jolly Days Orphanage to live with the Mandible sisters in the Dripping Fang Forest.
It's itchcraft!
Zack is nervous about the fifth-grade Halloween dance. He doesn't know how to dance and he doesn't have a date! When Zack meets Prudence, a beautiful girl who speaks with a funny accent and dresses in old-fashioned clothing, he's smitten. He thinks he's found the perfect date for the dance! Prudence is so different from the rest of the kids he knows. She's actually come from the past-the year 1692 to be exact-and she's fleeing the Salem witch trials! Will Zack and Prudence even make it to the dance, or will she have to return to the past? Read on to find out! Illustrated by Jack E. Davis
Attack of the Soggy Underwater People
The Water People swim up from the bottom of the sea to take over the world and MAXimum Boy is chosen to defend Earth.
Green Eggs and Dinosaurs (Zack Files)
When Zack bought a dinosaur egg at the flea market, he was given one warning: DO NOT put it in the microwave! I'll bet you can guess what happened next...
MAXimum Boy, starring in maximum girl unmasked
"Is two too much? That's what Max Silver is about to find out. Because his sister, Tiffany, is the newest superhero flying through the sky..."
Starring in Meet Super Sid, crime-fighting kid
"They cheer. They shout! The crowd's gone wild! They can't get enough of the world's greatest superhero. He's loyal and brave. Mature and handsome. Smart, athletic -- Whoa! Wait just a second. Mature? Handsome? Athletic? They're not cheering for our skinny eleven-year-old, are they? This crowd's gone nuts for Super Sid, Crime-fighting Kid. Better move over, Maximum Boy, looks like there's a new superhero in town ..."--Cover, p. .
My teacher ate my homework
Zack's new substitute teacher seems kind of odd. And she is rather hairy. And get this, her name is Mrs. Wolfowitz! But is she really a werewolf? Or just one very weird lady who happens to like the taste of homework papers? Read on to find out!
Tell a lie and your butt will grow
Zack's science fair partner has always boasted and told lies, but now each time he fibs his butt gets bigger and Zach must find a way to help before their science project is ruined.
Trapped in the museum of unnatural history
The cabin door crashes open-and in a few minutes Regina's life changes forever. Allegheny Indians murder her father and brother, burn their Pennsylvania home to the ground, and take Regina captive. Only her mother, who is away from home, is safe. Torn from her family, Regina longs for the past, but she must begin a new life. She becomes Tskinnak, who learns to catch fish, dance the Indian dance, and speak the Indian tongue. As the years go by, her new people become her family . . . but she never stops wondering about her mother. Will they ever meet again? "A first-person narrative based on the true story of a young woman held by Indians from 1755-1763, related with all the impact of a hard-hitting documentary . . .Wonderful reading." (School Library Journal) "I Am Regina is an enthralling and profoundly stirring story, historical fiction for young people at its very finest." (Elizabeth George Speare, Newbery Award-winning author of The Witch...
Me and my mummy
Zack's Grandma Leah is back and peppier than ever in another hilarious escapade--now she's developed amazing batting skills.
Just add water and-- scream!
When Zack and Spencer get the late-night munchies at a sleepover, they curb their hunger with some freeze-dried food that Zack got at the Air & Space Museum. After devouring freeze-dried ice cream and pizza, they come across an extra package of freeze-dried something. When opened and wet, the shriveled mass starts growing, and growing and growing! How will the boys stop an out-of-control blob from eating everything in sight before it's too late? Illustrated by Jack E. Davis.
