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Dunn is a boy, a fifth-grader when the series starts, although the school year ends at the end of the first book. He is looking forward to a career in science. According to book reviewer Andrew
Frederick, Dunn is precocious and headstrong — a
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said in 1961 that "Danny's adventures are always based on a solid science foundation, once the authors' usually wild main premise is digested".
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419:: Pelican Publishing Company. pp. 34, 35, 39, 42, 45, 46.
465:"The Danny Dunn series, by Jay Williams and Raymond Abrashkin"
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Allison's Book Bag; Reviews of books for young people
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578:Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine
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143:Joe Pearson
125:housekeeper
31:protagonist
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937:Categories
880:Rick Brant
874:Power Boys
856:Don Sturdy
850:Danny Dunn
794:Vicki Barr
782:Sue Barton
770:Nancy Drew
764:Meg Duncan
758:Kay Tracey
536:novels by
533:Danny Dunn
364:References
152:Classmate
141:Classmate
130:Classmate
53:Background
27:Danny Dunn
892:Tom Quest
358:Tom Swift
323:Reception
121:Mrs. Dunn
115:bass viol
37:juvenile
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473:Andulamb
409:(2002).
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