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    Ben the Inventor
    Ben the Inventor
    Ben the Inventor
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    Ben the Inventor

    By Robin Stevenson and David Parkins

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    Inventors invent inventions! That's what Ben and his best friend Jack like to say. So when Ben discovers that Jack's family is planning to move to another city, he decides they should put their inventions to work. The boys figure that if no one buys Jack's house, Jack won't have to move away, so all they need is a plan to scare off potential buyers! Inventors are good at coming up with plans. But when Plans A, B and C fail to bring the results the boys had hoped for, Ben discovers that not everything in life stays the same—and that while change can be hard, sometimes it isn't all bad.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateNov 1, 2011
    ISBN9781459800953
    Ben the Inventor
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    Robin Stevenson

    Robin Stevenson is an award-winning author of books for kids and teens. Her writing has been translated into several languages and published in more than ten countries. She lives with her family on the west coast of Canada.

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      Ben the Inventor - Robin Stevenson

      BEN THE

      INVENTOR

      ROBIN STEVENSON

      Illustrated by DAVID PARKINS

      ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS

      To Kai, whose creativity and energy inspire me

      Text copyright © 2011 Robin Stevenson

      Illustrations copyright © 2011 David Parkins

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in

      any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,

      recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be

      invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Stevenson, Robin, 1968

      Ben the inventor [electronic resource] / Robin Stevenson.

      (Orca echoes)

      Type of computer file: Electronic monograph in PDF format.

      Issued also in print format.

      ISBN 978-1-55469-803-5

      I. Title. II. Series: Orca echoes (Online)

      PS8637.T487B44 2011A        JC813’.6        C2011-903474-3

      First published in the United States, 2011

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011929244

      Summary: Ben and his friend Jack try to use their inventions to stop the sale of Jack’s house.

      Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs

      provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book

      Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia

      through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

      Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has printed this book

      on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council®.

      Cover artwork and interior illustrations by David Parkins

      www.orcabook.com

      Printed and bound in Canada.

      14 13 12 11 • 4 3 2 1

      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter One

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