Breakout at the Bug Lab (Puffin Easy-To-Read: Level 2) - Softcover
Book 45 of 111: Penguin Young Readers, Level 3
Synopsis
Max, a Madagascar cockroach, is as big as a bite-sized candy bar and hisses like a snake when he is mad. Leo and his brother are fascinated. Out of all of the bugs in their mother's bug lab, Max is definitely the best. But now, Max is on the loose in the lab! To make matters worse, there's a party there today. Leo and his brother have to find Max before he makes people scream-or worse.
"A book in which everything is just right." (School Library Journal)
"A book in which everything is just right." (School Library Journal)
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About the Author
Ruth Horowitz has written many books for young children, including Crab Moon.
Joan Holub has written and/or illustrated many books for young readers, including The Garden that We Grew and The Pizza that We Made.
From Booklist
Gr. 1-2. The narrator and his brother think their mom has a cool job: she studies bugs at a nature lab that's just received a grant. When the boys attend the celebration, they discover that Max the hissing cockroach has escaped. Worried that Max may reappear during the party and frighten the guest of honor, the grant donor, the boys seek and capture the bug with some hilarious tactics and the help of a mysterious woman named "One-Shot L." The madcap adventure holds a nice surprise in the end when down-to-earth L's identity is revealed. Holub's appealing, bright illustrations capture this Dial Easy-to-Read chapter book's humor and suspense, and readers will enjoy the fun facts woven into the lively, well-paced text: "Our mom . . . collects robber flies. They carry their food with their feet. She looks at dung beetles. They eat animal poop!" Gillian Engberg
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