Born to Drive

by Rhea Perlman

Book Overview

Stuff in this book: A kid racecar driver He's also an inventor and a very bad singer Two Nutty Aunts A Remote Control Pocket Watch A Racecar named Racecar Dumb bad guys $1 million a lousy creep... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060754966
• ISBN13: 9780060754969
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great Book for Beginning "Chapter Book" Readers

I am a veteran learning disability specialist with L.A.U.S.D. and I picked up "Otto Undercover" to read aloud to my students. They loved the silly characters, imaginative adventures that Otto experiences, and the palindromes and other word puzzles. I am always looking for high interest books with a reasonable readability level for my students and this book has inspired some of my most reluctant readers with chapters that contain only one word in addition to chapters that are pages long. They like saying they have already read one, two, or three chapters today. I highly recommend this book for beginning independent readers and am very glad that it is a series so my students will have future books to look forward to.

Totally cool!

A wild race with an amazing racecar; wonderful invention of a boy hero and his two aunties, dumb villains, surprising twists, funny made-up words,anagrams and palindromes.... I could not put it down because it was so "hip," and hilarious and I wanted to KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! The illustrations really give the humorous, innocent and madcap flavor of the book. This series is going to be fantastic!

Fun AND Games!

Otto Pillip (palindrome extraordinaire) is a madcap, zany adventure full of funny and colorful characters, plot twists that keep you guessing, and grammatical puzzles which make reading this book a fast-paced and exciting interactive experience. Rhea Perlman gives both kids and grown-ups a great ride!

I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT IT DOWN!

I had an absolute blast reading Otto Undercover and cannot wait to share it with my elementary students. Perlman brings Otto and his goofy Aunts to life in a one of a kind, comedic caper filled with interesting word puzzles that draw the reader into the story. I applaud Perlman for her unique style of writing that appeals to both adults and children alike. I can't wait to read Otto's other adventures!!

Perfect Classroom Book to Share

Through a friend I was able to preview a pre-publication copy of "Otto Undercover, Born to Drive" and share it with a third grade class in Brooklyn NY. It was a fantastic experience. When they weren't laughing at the wacky characters, they were begging me not to stop at each page turning chapter (or half a chapter) which is a great Perlman device. The palindromes and anagrams add an extra dimension. I just purchased 5 copies of each title to distribute the the other third grade teachers in my school. An intelligent rib-tickling way to start the New Year