Sports Illustrated Kids, in conjunction with Stone Arch Books, created a series of sports related fictional comic stories for elementary and middle school kids. The comics are designed to teach lessons on teamwork, sharing, anger control, bullying, fair play, disability inclusion, gender inclusion, and other lessons through a sports framework. Both mainstream and alternative sports… Continue reading Review — Spotlight Stiker
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Review — Perseus and Medusa
This full-color graphic novel is an adaptation of the Greek myth of the hero half-god Perseus. A king demands that Perseus retrieve Medusa’s head. Thus the first trial of this hero begins. The goddess Athena helps him along the way. The graphic novel details his assistance from the nymphs and Hermes, Perseus’ trickery with the… Continue reading Review — Perseus and Medusa
Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Two goofy aliens come to conquer Earth and fortunately for them, it’s Halloween, so no one suspects they’re real aliens. But a very real werewolf shows up to attack the town, and they have to think fast. Mild gross-outs, plenty of humor, and comedy monsters make this appealing without being really scary. —School Library Journal
Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Eek and Ack are alien invaders determined to conquer earth, but instead they often find themselves in troublesome situations. In the latest volume in the Graphic Sparks series, aimed at younger readers, the inept aliens land their laundry-dryer-shaped spaceship on the spookiest day of the year, Halloween. The good news is that even though they wear… Continue reading Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Review — Kickoff Blitz
Ok, let me start out by announcing that I am NOT a sports fan. I’m not into sports…not a sports person whatsoever. You may have guessed this by the fact that I run a network of nerdy websites. I mean, I review books….what’d you seriously expect, right? Here is the thing with these releases from… Continue reading Review — Kickoff Blitz
Review — Perseus and Medusa
Young Perseus grows up unaware of his royal birth. Before he can claim his heritage, the hero is ordered to slay a hideous monster named Medusa, whose gaze turns men into solid stone. How can he fight an enemy he cannot even look at? Review: A great retelling of the famous myth in graphic novel… Continue reading Review — Perseus and Medusa
Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
I have to admit this book cracked me up. Eek & Ack travel to earth in their spaceship – that really looks like a washing machine – to discover why it is so hard to conquer. Their disguises are hilarious – one wearing a tutu and the other in a hooded robe of sorts. They… Continue reading Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Review — Perseus and Medusa
This retelling of the famous Greek myth is quite complete in its details including parts of the story not always included in children’s versions such as the Gorgons which frequently get dropped. But I was most impressed with the inclusion of the sidestory of Perseus’s return journey home including his saving of Andromeda before he… Continue reading Review — Perseus and Medusa
Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
EEK & ACK VS THE WOLFMAN is more comedy than horror with just enough monster goodness to tickle a child’s fancy but not enough to give anyone the slightest nightmare. I laughed throughout the book and constantly thought of the kids at my school and how they would really dig this book. The girls and… Continue reading Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman
Aliens Eek and Ack want to find out why Earth is so hard to conquer. They dress up in “traditional Earthling costumes” and arrive on the planet during a meteor shower, a perfect disguise for their landing. They do not realize that it is Halloween or that the Wolfman is on the loose. Harpster’s characters… Continue reading Review — Eek and Ack vs the Wolfman