Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!

My Weird School #10

by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this tenth book in the bestselling My Weird School series, A.J. and his friends at Ella Mentry School are getting a new science teacher! His name is Mr. Docker, and he’s clearly a mad scientist. He does nutty experiments and has a demented, cackling laugh. Plus, he invented a car that runs on potatoes! Something weird is going on. Is Mr. Docker trying to take over the world? Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!  

Genres: Fiction, Humor, Childrens, Chapter Books, Audiobook, School, School Stories

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2006

About the author

The author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, Dan Gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, Gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. His most popular titles include the time-travel sports book Honus and Me and its sequels, and a clutch of baseball books, including The Green Monster from Left Field. From hopeful and very youthful presidential candidates to stunt men, nothing is off limits in Gutman's fertile imagination. As he noted on his author Web site, since writing his first novel, They Came from Centerfield, in 1994, he has been hooked on fiction. "It was fun to write, kids loved it, and I discovered how incredibly rewarding it is to take a blank page and turn it into a WORLD."

Gutman was born in New York City in 1955, but moved to Newark, New Jersey the following year and spent his youth there.

Reviews

[Pooja Banga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Something weird is going on!

Mr. Docker must be a mad scientist. He does nutty experiments and has an evil, demented, cackling laugh. Plus he invented a car that runs on potatoes! Mr. Docker is the weirdest science teacher ever! Is he trying to take over the world?

[Mickeymouse12 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LIKE THIS BOOK THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING ALL OF THESE BOOKS ARE GREAT THAT WHY I ENJOY READING ALL OF THESE BOOKS I ONLY LIKE THE LITTLE BOY AJ HE IS A MESS HE SPEAK HIS MIND IF HE GOT ANYTHING TO SAY HE IS GOING TO SAY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Karen Arendt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series for second graders. Great for reluctant readers, too. Mr. Docker is the science teacher who uses potatoes for batteries. Students will learn a few things about science as they enjoy the humor of students at Ella Mentry School.

[Dondero · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is funny and suspenseful and I love the characters. It is a great book.

[Maren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was hilarious! It was funny because at the end Mr Docker made a potato car. T

[Caren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This time the gang is in science class. I just love these books.

[Rachel Willis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oldest loves these books. He's fast burning through the series. I need to find another one like it as it's hard to find anything that Oldest likes to read besides comic books (Garfield and the like).

[Kaytee · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was awsome you got to learn sience these books are fun to read

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good! The spudmobile was a definite hit. This does a good job explaining scientific method, especially when the young reader has just learned that in school.

[Lavanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edward loves this series of books. We read this one together and I found it humerous.

[KendallH · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Docker is off his Rocker by Dan guttman is a humorous book on a kid named A.J who goes to Ella Mentry School and has a new science teacher that is retired and now works there. He makes the kids use their brains to ask questions, and do weird experiments that result in Mr. Docker's hair catching on fire and Mr. Docker building a potato clock and a potato car? And while A.J Is having fun on vacation to the beach, he goes to school on Monday and has to make a fake excuse about him forgetting to feed his fish prior to his vacation and the fish supposudly ends up dying. I reccomend this book to anyone who likes science and likes humor, I give this book a 5/5 because there were funny parts and a plot

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A.J. and his classmates meet their new science teacher, Mr. Docker. who teaches them all about the scientific method, and how to use it when doing experiments. Mr. Docker, who likes potatoes makes a potato powered car, that really works and calls it the spud mobile, this changes A.J. outlook that science is only for nerds. Andrea reveals to the entire class what A.J. stands for as this adventure comes to an end at Ella Mentry School.

[Christine Rains · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some weird teachers at Ella Mentry School, but Mr. Docker is the strangest science teacher ever!

A fun and silly story of an old teacher who teaches with unconventional ways and absolutely loves science. Maybe a little too much! My six and a half year old son has been loving this series.

[Courtney Umlauf · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a decent early chapter book series. Each book has a bit of humor and a relatable setting and characters that make them easy for students to engage with.

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[Marya · Rating 4 out of 5]

AJ may hate school, but he surely finds science to be entertaining consistently throughout this book. In real life, that's not a given. Science isn't always a place to satisfy the young curious mind, and science resources never seem to answer "why" questions. Kudos to Gutman for giving us a vision of what a good science teacher should be like- potato powered car aside.

[Erth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A.J. and his friends at Ella Mentry School are getting a new science teacher! His name is Mr. Docker, and he’s clearly a mad scientist. He does nutty experiments and has a demented, cackling laugh. Plus, he invented a car that runs on potatoes! Something weird is going on. Is Mr. Docker trying to take over the world?

[Roya Atarzadeh · Rating 2 out of 5]

این یک کتاب از یک مجموعه است؛ و پایان طوریه که توقع داری با خوندن بقیه کتابا به نتیجه‌ای برسب ولی هر کتاب داستان مجزای خودش رو داره. به همین دلیل پایان شاید حتی برای مخاطب خیلی کوچکش خیلی درست نباشه.

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Docker is the new science teacher and he's a little crazy. Among other things, he's a little obsessed with potatoes. Honestly, same.

As always with this series, the antics were weird and cute. I always love how quick and enjoyable they are to read.

[Alireza Emami · Rating 3 out of 5]

طنز و خنده دار
ولی نکات بدآموزی هم داره

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Science is for "cool nerds."
Potato Car.

[Honey · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a about A.J the main character and new science teacher Mr.Docker.
In the story Andrea the main characters frend told A.J Stan for．

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like I NEED to know where Mr. Docker ran off to!

[Amy Seufert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hazel’s review: Long but crazy and fun.

[Randy Tramp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the world this kids lives in.

[Bebop Pete · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mizder dockter is the most evil MWS villain since wat tambor

[Naina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is very funny and it has potatoes, very funny characters and there are stink bombs!
It reminded me of my own experiments like the time I made ice disappear in water.

[Arthur Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

crazy Science teacher

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun addition to the series. Lots of laughing while reading this with the kiddies.

[Shankar B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

When mr Docker ate a bug.

[Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great 😃