Down the Brain Drain

By Ada Hopper, Rafael Kirschner and Glass House Graphics

In the eighth DATA Set adventure, the kids get lost inside Dr. Bunsen!

When Dr. Bunsen gets sick with a bad cough, he insists that he has no time to sleep! He swallowed a top-secret experiment to prove his scientific findings, but now he needs the kids’ help to kick out the cold! And luckily, Bunsen has created a high-tech shuttle that can shrink down and travel inside the human body. Join the kids as they suit up and dive down the Bunsen brain drain!

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the DATA Set chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Simon
• Release date: Aug 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781534411319

Ada Hopper

Ada Hopper has been extremely inventive ever since she was little. There was nothing that a rubber band and some tweezers couldn’t fix, no question that couldn’t be answered by scouring the library, and no way she wasn’t escaping over that backyard fence! Ada loves reading and writing because of all the fantastical worlds a good book can bring you to. When not working, Ada enjoys karaoke, spending time with her family, and going on the occasional adventure or two.

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Cover: Down the Brain Drain, by Ada Hopper, illustrated by Rafael Kirschner and Glass House GraphicsDown the Brain Drain, by Ada Hopper, illustrated by Rafael Kirschner and Glass House Graphics, Little Simon Trade

Chapter 1

An Icky Little Problem

"Don’t look now, but the enzymes are coming!

Breaking down food to keep your body running.

Proteins, fats, and sugars all do their part.

Absorb into your bloodstream and pump that heart!"

Gabe, Laura, and Olive clapped as Cesar did a mic drop. The four science whiz kids, known as the DATA Set, were rehearsing their presentations on the human body in Dr. Bunsen’s laboratory.

What did you guys think of my rap? Cesar asked.

The three friends whispered quietly like judges on a panel.

It was a little pitchy, Olive said at last.

Cesar’s face dropped. It was?

"Yes, as in… pitch perfect! Olive cried. I bet you’re the only student who will rap a song for their presentation!"

Cesar pulled out a pair of sunglasses. With them on, he looked like a super cool rock star!

Oh, you know, just doing my part to keep the DATA Set fresh, Cesar said, giving Olive a high five.

Their classmates at school were probably expecting each DATA Set presentation to be accurate and scientific. But Cesar had just proved that sometimes it was important to spice things up.

Right then, Dr. Bunsen appeared in front of the kids. Normally, he was in his lab when they came