Arthur's Science Fair Trouble is a Step-Into-Reading book. It was published by Marc Brown in 2003.
Summary[]
Arthur gets in trouble when he fixes his father's solar system, and tries to use it as his own science project.
Plot[]
Mr. Ratburn assigns his students to do a science fair project. Buster tells Arthur that he is going to make a rocket. Muffy grows crystals. Francine builds a bird feeder to study birds. D.W. wants Arthur to play Go Fish, but he says he's busy. D.W. tells him about his father's projects, and that Arthur can ask him for help, but Arthur says that no help is allowed. Arthur finds the solar system model, and he fixes it up. On Monday, everyone is impressed with Arthur's project, but he feels guilty. He tries to tell Mr. Ratburn, but he has to leave for a dentist appointment. At the parent's night, Mr. Ratburn gives Arthur's project the blue ribbon, but he admits that it is not his project. He gives the ribbon to his father, and assigns Arthur another science project.
Characters[]
- Arthur Read
- The Brain
- Buster Baxter
- D.W. Read
- David Read
- Fern Walters (cameo)
- Francine Frensky
- Jane Read
- Kate Read
- Muffy Crosswire
- Mr. Ratburn
- Sue Ellen Armstrong (cameo)