TY - BOOK AU - Schwarz,Reuben TI - The whizbanger that Emmental built SN - 0143318381 U1 - 428.6 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Auckland [N.Z.] PB - Puffin KW - Inventions KW - Fiction KW - Inventors KW - Friendship KW - Children's stories, New Zealand N1 - Novel for children; "A little invention can be a dangerous thing"--cover N2 - Being the daughter of the town weirdo (and having a weird name) is enough to ruin any chance Emmental Baker has of making friends. So though she is warned not to go anywhere near the house at the end of Dunbar Street, the house with all the spinning monstrosities, Emme still finds herself drawn towards Chaida Manning and his bizarre inventions. Suggested level: primary, intermediate ER -