The Field Day from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures)

by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator)

Overview

Another fun chapter book about field day and sports from the dynamic duo of Mike Thaler and Jared Lee - just in time for summer!

The Field Day is one week away, and everyone has to go. But Hubie would rather go home! Crazy Coach Kong is making up all the events, like leaping over lions, hopping over hippos, skipping through snakes, and tiptoeing around tigers. Will it be a field day or dreams or a field day of screams?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780439680769
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Series:	Mike Thaler's Black Lagoon Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	93,208
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.63(h) x (d)
Lexile:	680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Jared Lee has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers. He has received awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association, the National Cartoonists Society, and others. He lives in Ohio with his wife and a menagerie of dogs, cats, ponies, ducks, and a few unknown creatures.
Mike Thaler was born in Los Angeles in 1936. After moving to New York City, he started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults in 1960. A children's book editor saw one of these cartoons and encouraged Mike to write for children. Since then, Mike has written over 140 children's books and has become known as America's "Riddle King." Mike says that writing and riddles are a powerful way to stimulate a child's interest in learning and creating. He is an award-winning author and illustrator and has been called "one of the most creative people in children's literature." Mike currently lives in Canby, Oregon.