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The Frandidate (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #7)
by
Jim Benton
Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, but she has to start somewhere...like her class elections! If people voted for her, they were giving her all the control she wanted. But Franny's platform doesn't have the same appeal as her competitors who are offering new playground equipment, so she finds another platform...The Frandidate. ...more
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
September 8th 2009
by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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With great skill, Mr. Benton manages to include some incredibly funny political commentary - aimed at politicians in general rather than a particular party - in this book for young readers without alienating the principle audience.
Franny creates the perfect candidate for office by combining DNA from a dog (who always knows what she wants before she asks), a chameleon (who "can change to look like whatever he needs to"), and a parrot (who can "make any sort of sound i...more
Franny creates the perfect candidate for office by combining DNA from a dog (who always knows what she wants before she asks), a chameleon (who "can change to look like whatever he needs to"), and a parrot (who can "make any sort of sound i...more
Franny is back and this time she's got her sights set on domination!
While not keen on the idea of world domination, when her teacher announces class elections, Franny is keen to become class president. She starts out by making wonderful posters of all the things she will invent if she's elected: everything from brain boosters for the not-so-smart kids to large jars to keep the noisy kids in. She's shocked when no is keen on her ideas. She watches as the other campaigners propose a ne...more
While not keen on the idea of world domination, when her teacher announces class elections, Franny is keen to become class president. She starts out by making wonderful posters of all the things she will invent if she's elected: everything from brain boosters for the not-so-smart kids to large jars to keep the noisy kids in. She's shocked when no is keen on her ideas. She watches as the other campaigners propose a ne...more
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Read this and am reading most of the series with/to my six year old twin boys, who definitely enjoy Benton's work. In particular, the Frandidate was noteworthy as for me it oddly echoed "Perfume" (the movie and book). The humor is gentle enough, not strictly relying on gross-out gimmicks by any stretch, indeed there are more often puns, which works for me.
But above all Benton's imagination is very playful and yet purposeful. I guess one might quibble with the fact that scie...more
But above all Benton's imagination is very playful and yet purposeful. I guess one might quibble with the fact that scie...more
I wonder why do Franny want to be a scientist? I also wonder why do she like to hart people? I can relat to Franny because when I was in 6th grade my dream was to be a scientist.
I did not agree with the part were she tryed to brive the kids by there favotite T.V shows. I can relat to her because when ever I want something I would do what ever it takes to get what I want when I want it.I wonder if she has a father because in the book it does not say if she got a father or not? There...more
I did not agree with the part were she tryed to brive the kids by there favotite T.V shows. I can relat to her because when ever I want something I would do what ever it takes to get what I want when I want it.I wonder if she has a father because in the book it does not say if she got a father or not? There...more
My 7 yo is reading this one. It is a good follow up to the Ricky Ricotta series. Kids who like Ricky and Captain Underpants should like Franny, the young mad scientist. My son likes the pictures and the general silliness. He loves science and anything gross or gruesome so this strange little girl ( even though she is a girl) fits the bill. He laughs out loud at her weird experiments and began and ended the book with a study of the pictures, which are downright captivating.
The Frany K. Stein books are a quick read and this one was just as funny as the others. At one point I couldn't stop laughing when I saw one of the illustrations (see page 40). I don't think I'd ever really vote for Franny (no matter what crazy inventions she came up with to try to convince me otherwise), but I sure vote for Jim Benton writing more of these hilarious books!
I love these books. My 6-year-old loves these books. The stories are clever, the drawings great. This one is about how hard it is--and wrong it is--to be what others want you to be, rather than who you are. Also some good lessons on how politicians behave ;)
This is the only series with a female main character that my son likes!
This is the only series with a female main character that my son likes!
Franny is a little girl with a mad scientist lab in her bedroom and a dog/lab assistant named Igor. Franny's science experiments and inventions regularly get Franny into some sort of trouble. In The Frandidate, Franny decides to run for class president. To appeal to her classmates she invents the "Frandidate", a skin that Franny wears that can alter its appearance to appeal to whomever is looking at it. But the Frandidate wants to be more than just class president. While this is a chap...more
The seventh installment in the Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist series uses humor and amusing illustrations to teach a valuable lesson. Franny learns that making promises you can't keep is dangerous and that telling the truth ultimately sets you free... (click here for full review http://www.storysnoops.com/detail.php?id...)
my review of this book is this book is so fynny and it makes you think a lot and somtimes these kind of books have a message like in this one it isabout how truth will ste you free and it is also really funnyi love this book and i recomed this book to any body who liies funny and who likes a message in there story
I can't praise this series highly enough other than to say that if I brought a Franny K Stein book home, Max would drop everything he was doing in order to start reading. It's a rare book that has that kind of power over a 6 year old. I'm so sad that we reached the end of the series.
I thought it was weird, a little funny, and evil! But I gave it four starts because it wasn't the best. I don't exactly like all those adjectives. Sometimes, the book was really nice and sweet. My favorite part was at the very end, but I won't spoil it :)
We love these books. I can read the whole chapter book in one night and all 3 of my kids will sit still and listen. And ask for more when it is done. This one was really clever.
our least favorite of the series. a bit intense for my kids, who are still quite young. would recommend for the 10+ set.
Read this with my daughter, who loves the Franny K. Stein stories.
My kids love the whole series but this one is Mom's favorite.
it was one of the classic books i'll forevr love to read.
rosalia-it is a super cool book
i learned to be who you are
Read it again.
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Wow.
I haven't read the book but it looks good and i only started 5 pages. I want to try to finish the book and see how it is!
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Franny's attempting to build the perfect class president. Because it would be wrong to take over the world using her devices, but it's perfectly okay if everyone votes for her.
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The Franidate is a fascinating idea, and the book addresses voting in a novel way for young children.
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The Franidate is a fascinating idea, and the book addresses voting in a novel way for young children.
Funny book about running for class president and trying to be all things to all people. Kind of like the race we have going on right now.
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