The New Kid from the Black Lagoon

by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator)

Overview

It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . .

The class is expecting a new kid who comes from far away and Hubie is worried. What if the new kid is from Mars? What if he has purple eyebrows, green antennae, and blue skin? What if he's really coming to take over the world? Or worse, what if he's a body snatcher!Wherever the new kid is from, whatever the new kid is, one thing is certain, he'll fit in fine at the Black Lagoon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545668019
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	05/27/2014
Series:	Mike Thaler's Black Lagoon Series
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	550L (what's this?)
File size:	39 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

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.
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.