Mike Lowery
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"Meet Doug, Abby, and Josh: the BUG SCOUTS! Doug and Abby love everything about being Bug Scouts: their super-duper top-secret headquarters, earning bug badges, wearing scout gear, and, of course, snacks. Josh, meanwhile, is a grump and doesn’t like anything (except the snacks, of course). Together, they the go on adventures including telling ghost stories around a campfire, planning a surprise pizza party for a stink bug, jamming out in a bug scout...
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"Did you know that sharks can be as small as a banana, or bigger than a bus? Or that whale sharks have more than 3,000 teeth? Did you know that giant squids have eyes the size of dinner plates? Or that clownfish are protected by snot armor Find out all this and more, in this comprehensive, hilarious underwater deep dive...discover this definitive, go-to book about everything AWESOME you EVER wanted to know about all things under the sea. Uncover a...
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"Discover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about dinosaurs...This will be the go-to book for dinosaur enthusiasts that kids will put in their backpacks and obsess over, bridging the gap between encyclopedic nonfiction content and lighter picture book fare, filling the need with a one-stop shop for the legions of elementary students who want to know absolutely everything there is to know about dinosaurs." --publisher's website.
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"Perfect for fans of Dog Man who love nonfiction, this is the definitive, go-to book about everything AWESOME you EVER wanted to know about all things outer space. Uncover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about our universe, from planets to supernovas to space travel and everything in-between, told in Mike Lowery's signature, acclaimed comic style with bright and energetic artwork, fresh framing devices, and hilarious jokes. This is the go-to...
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One day, Mac (smartest boy in his class in a small town in California) receives a telephone call from the Queen of England, recruiting him to find the crown jewels (well, actually just the Coronation Spoon) and so Mac embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent--with the assurance that the Queen will give him a note excusing him from school.
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Trivia meets its match. Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself "Happy Birthday"? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee? From Jupiter's diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, this collection of obscure and fascinating facts is brought to you by Mike Lowery, an illustrator and connoisseur...
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In 1989 someone is threatening to steal the crown jewels, so the Queen of England summons Mac B. to England to protect them--and when they are stolen from a locked dungeon cell, where Mac and Holcroft, one of the warders, are supposed to be guarding them, it is up to Mac to figure out how they were stolen, and whether the thief is the descendant of an Irish soldier-of-fortune who tried to steal them in 1671, or someone else entirely.
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There is a legend that if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave then Britain will fall, so when somebody steals the birds, the Queen calls for Mac B. to find the thief and retrieve them--a mission that takes him to Iceland, where he encounters secret submarines, hungry polar bears, and his archnemesis from the KGB.
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"The Queen needs Mac to crack the code and save the Video Game World Championships! My name is Mac Barnett. I'm an author. But before I was an author, I was a kid. And when I was a kid, I was a spy. This is a story of top secret spycraft. It's got enemy spies, secret agents, video games, and a high-stakes face-off at the Nintendo headquarters." --back cover
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"The Queen of England calls on her trusty spy, Mac B., once again. This time, Mac must navigate secret tunnels beneath the Berlin Wall in order retrieve cheat codes from a Soviet scientist. Floppy disk in hand, our hero finds himself trapped in East Germany, stuck between the wall and the Stasi. How will he escape? Well it is 1989, and walls do fall down." --publisher's website
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Five-star reviews have long been the sought-after honor of the travel industry, but upon closer examination they become tedious in their predictability: "Iconic!" "Must-see!" "Worth the trip!" "One of the most beautiful landmarks in the world!" In other words, boring and inconclusive. It's time to take a look at the hottest travel destinations from a new perspective.
Based on real-life one-star reviews, One Star Wonders provides a fascinating insight...
13) Prince & Pirate
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"When a pirate fish and a prince fish are dropped into the same fishtank, it doesn't seem like they'll ever get along--until the arrival of a third fish inspires them to cooperate"--Provided by publisher.
18) Camp out!
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"Bug Scouts Doug, Abby, Josh, and Luna are off to their next adventure! This time they're going on a big camping trip to earn their ...camping Bug Badge. Everyone (except for Josh) is ready for a fun night of roasting s'mores, singing by the campfire, and telling spooky ghost stories. But suddenly they start hearing eerie noises! Is there a scary monster lurking in the woods with them? Will the Bug Scouts be able to spend the whole night in the tent?"...