Books with author John Bianchi

Readers are introduced to the weird world of Doctor Eclair, a bumbling scientist who is as devoted to his test animals as he is to his work. Life in the lab takes on a strange new twist when a bolt of lightning strikes Eclair's hilltop tower and molecularly rearranges three of his research rats--turning them into super rodents. Putting their new powers to work, the trio joins Eclair in his quest to build the world's first artificial rat.

Bianchi's story is an uproarious version of the classic tale of babies who happen to be switched at birth. This accident brings together two families of hogs with very different lifestyles--"Wild Bill" Boar and his wife Flora, a pair of tusked yahoos, come face to face with the refined manners of the upwardly mobile Pigs. John Bianchi's fourth solo book for children is filled with this wonderful sense of humor and fabulous cartoon-like illustrations.

The Bungalo Boys first stormed onto the children's book scene in 1986 in their epic cowboy adventure, The Last of the Tree Ranchers. Since their debut as tree-riding ranchers, the Bungalo Boys have appeared in four books that have sold more than 200,000 copies. Three Stories High is in honor of their success, an omnibus reader that includes the first three adventures in one volume: The Last of the Tree Ranchers: the Boys' quiet ranch routine is disrupted when a band of thieving beavers starts to steal their trees. When the Boys give chase, they wreak havoc on every tradition of the Old West. Bushmen Brouhaha: heading onto the plains of Africa's Serengeti on safari, the Boys capture an elephant tree and then try to rescue a group of bushmen who are being harassed by hungry baboons. The Champions of Hockey: as the descendants of a long line of hockey heroes, the Boys face off against the awesome combined power of the hulking Bruins and the speedy Penguins in a competition for the coveted Bungalo Birdbath trophy.

Cornelius and Daphne Penguin suffer the usual last minute doubts just before having their first baby. After all not all babies are easy to take care of--some cry constantly, others are always hungry and most never sleep right through the night. But Penelope the baby penguin turns out to be a good baby. A very good baby. Perhaps too good. Barely a week old, she sleeps all night, never cries, always says please and serves her parents breakfast in bed. Determined to be helpful she vacuums the house, does laundry and even tunes up the family car. Late one night, however, her goodness gets her in trouble. When two police officers bring Penelope home for driving to the grocery store without a licence, her parents realize they must take action.

The Bungalo Boys first stormed onto the children's book scene in 1986 in their epic cowboy adventure, The Last of the Tree Ranchers. Since their debut as tree-riding ranchers, the Bungalo Boys have appeared in four books that have sold more than 200,000 copies. Three Stories High is in honor of their success, an omnibus reader that includes the first three adventures in one volume: The Last of the Tree Ranchers: the Boys' quiet ranch routine is disrupted when a band of thieving beavers starts to steal their trees. When the Boys give chase, they wreak havoc on every tradition of the Old West. Bushmen Brouhaha: heading onto the plains of Africa's Serengeti on safari, the Boys capture an elephant tree and then try to rescue a group of bushmen who are being harassed by hungry baboons. The Champions of Hockey: as the descendants of a long line of hockey heroes, the Boys face off against the awesome combined power of the hulking Bruins and the speedy Penguins in a competition for the coveted Bungalo Birdbath trophy.

Readers are introduced to the weird world of Doctor Eclair, a bumbling scientist who is as devoted to his test animals as he is to his work. Life in the lab takes on a strange new twist when a bolt of lightning strikes Eclair's hilltop tower and molecularly rearranges three of his research rats--turning them into super rodents. Putting their new powers to work, the trio joins Eclair in his quest to build the world's first artificial rat.