Professor Kompressor is an inventor. He is excellent at inventing, but the inventions are not always excellent. When he sets out to improve the world, unexpected things happen. Who'd have thought tinkering with an old Volkswagen Beetle could turn out to be so dangerous? *Great for ages 7-11*
Russell Stannard's Uncle Albert series;
Norman Hunter's Professor Branestawm;
Lucy and Stephen Hawking's George and the Universe