Jake Drake, Know-It-All

By Andrew Clements

Book Overview

Third-grader Jake Drake has always been good with computers. Now the local computer store is sponsoring his elementary school's science fair. The grand prize is a brand-new computer, so Jake is more than ready to get started on his project. But first he needs an idea. And maybe a partner, too. Jake Drake Know-It-All is the second addition to Andrew Clements' series, which began with Jake Drake Bully Buster. Filled with characters and situations that all school-aged children will identify with, Clements' good-natured Jake Drake books are perfect first chapter books. Imparting a message of the value of teamwork and friendship, Jake Drake Know-It-All will fascinate listeners of all ages. Narrator Johnny Heller keeps the pace just right as Jake makes his scientific discoveries.

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1664431144
• ISBN13: 9781664431140
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Length: 1 Pages
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

pretty good

I thought this would be perfect for our son considering he thinks he knows everything.

We liked it!

I read this one sitting with my 6 1/2 and 9 year old boys. The 4 year old sat through it, too. We homeschool so the whole business about school and school work and projects kept them thinking. There was interesting information about the scientific process, as well as discussion about feelings and issues in school, friendship and being connected rather than isolated. Good stuff. Keep in mind that it is for readers starting with chapter books, so it is meant to be on that level. It is good for what it is. We ordered the other books as well.

educational - and funny!

My 3rd grade son just read this book and LOVED it. It introduced him to how a science fair works and taught him about the scientific method - observation, question, hypothesis, method, result, conclusion. However, this wasn't just a dull science story. The author uses a lot of humor and there were several underlying themes in the story.Jake Drake really wants to win first prize (a Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve Computer System)at the science fair. To do so, he shuns his best friend who wants to be his partner on the project because Jake doesn't want to share the prize. When his friend decides to drop out of the contest because the class "know-it-alls" have been flaunting their projects and he knows he won't win, Jake realizes that he's not having fun working alone on his project and invites his friend to be his partner. Suddenly, the project becomes fun and winning doesn't seem to matter any more. The result...sorry, you'll have to read the book!