Books with author Dan Greenburg

Previously published under the title "The Hijacking of Manhattan"Max Silver. Ordianry eleven year old by day. Superhero by, um, afternoon. Yes, Max was just a regular kid until the day he accidentally touched those radioactive rocks. Now he can do things like fly. And lift two ton elephants! But can Max save Manhattan from two dirty, rotten villains?

A hypnotist's show turns out to be way more than Zack bargains for when he is pulled out of the audience, put into a trance, and his body is "taken over" by the spirit of someone from the past. And that's only the beginning, because the stubborn spirit won't go away when the show's over! It's hard enough having just one self to worry about. What will Zack do with two?

When Cody is 14, he runs away from home, leaving behind his abusive mother, and flees across the country. He doesn’t stop until he hits Texas and the Sam Houston Tiger Ranch. Under the guidance of Sunny, the ranch’s owner, he cares for the animals in ways he never imagined. He feeds them a diet of raw, bloody meat. He cleans out their cages. He takes them for exercise. He finds out how to get a tiger to back down, and when he should back down himself. But there is another lesson Cody has to learn—sometimes people are harder to handle than tigers.

When Zack is given the chance to swim with dolphins on a trip to Florida, he dives right in. But before long, Zack is surprised to find that the dolphins are trying to tell him something ? and even more surprised that he can understand and talk to them! There's definitely something fishy going on here! Could it be genuine animal communication? And can Zack and his new friends get their signals straight and salvage an old sunken ship filled with treasure?

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!

This fact-packed, visually exciting book combines data and statistics with stunning photos and eye-catching graphics to introduce readers to the stunning science of our universe.Welcome to InstaGraphics, a brand-new way of looking at the world through visuals. This colorful, eye-catching book of infographics lets readers explore their universe and learn about some of the surprising science that makes our world work. Explore record breakers, animal facts, the latest supertech, and deadly earth science through a mix of photos, maps, icons, and instagraphics: visuals that allow you to instantly draw comparisons at a glance. This is a fresh and exciting take on making nonfiction facts accessible and interesting for middle-grade readers.