Class Pet Squad: Journey to the Center of Town - Softcover

Yaccarino, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250115000 ISBN 13: 9781250115003

Publisher: Square Fish, 2017

Synopsis

Every school needs a little help now and then, especially PS 1000.

Sure, just like your school, PS 1000 has teachers, a principal, and a maintenance crew, who all keep everything running smoothly, but they don't do it alone!

Who do you think makes sure everyone gets back on the bus after a class trip? Who doesn't let the scenery in the school play accidentally fall over? Who fights off a gang of rampaging squirrels trying to steal chocolate pudding cups from the cafeteria?

The Class Pet Squad, that's who! And when a student leaves his beloved action figure behind in class, the CPS―a hamster, a turtle, a rabbit, and a lizard―have to find a way to get it back to him, even if it means crossing paths with a dog and, worse, a cat.

Class Pet Squad is yet another fun, illustrated chapter book from Dan Yaccarino, the author of several children's books such as Zorgoochi Intergalactic Pizza: Delivery of Doom, Every Friday, Unlovable, and Doug Unplugged.

About this title

About the Author

Dan Yaccarino is the author and illustrator of the novel Zorgoochi Intergalactic Pizza: Delivery of Doom, as well as numerous picture books, including Every Friday, Unlovable, and Doug Unplugged. He's also the creator of the hit animated TV series Oswald and Willa's Wild Life and the character designer behind The Backyardigans. Dan lives with his family in New York City.

From School Library Journal

Gr 2–4—Ever wonder who watches over P.S. 1000 at the end of the day? The Class Pet Squad! They are a no-nonsense group made up of classroom critters. Max, a hamster, leads the team. The members include a turtle named Julius, Rhonda the lizard, Suzu the bunny, and three mice called the Maestros. When a beloved, and oft-abandoned, toy is left at school, the members of the Class Pet Squad make it their mission to return the toy to its owner by bedtime. With the assistance of a nasty rat and his band of wily cockroaches, they conjure up a dog-shaped "Woof-a-Matic" to help them. The pen and ink drawings are clean and modern, and the writing is amusing and accessible. While the characters are somewhat corny, younger readers will root for them. The message of teamwork is highly emphasized, yet the resolution is somewhat tame. Readers seeking more involved stories of animal teamwork will be better off with Cynthia Rylant's Gooseberry Park series. VERDICT A humorous tale of animal teamwork that will appeal to newly independent readers.—Sada Mozer, Los Angeles Public Library

About this edition

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1250115000
• ISBN 13: 9781250115003
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144