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Children's Fiction Martial Arts

Stink: The Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

by (author) Megan McDonald

illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Publisher
Candlewick Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2013
Category
Martial Arts, Daily Activities, Chapter Books
Recommended Age
6 to 9
Recommended Grade
1 to 4
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780763664237
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $7.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780763663933
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $21.99

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Stink needs a sport, fast! Can his alter-ego, Shark Hammersmash, wrestle a win at thumb wars? Or will a perfect karate kick lead him to victory?

Stink Moody, family brain, brings home a report card that isn’t perfect? Yikes! Time for him to get into fighting shape and beat back that U for Unsatisfactory in gym! A scan of the sports channel leads to a knock-out find: world-class thumb wrestling, with tricky moves like Snake in the Grass and Santa’s Little Helper (no equipment needed, save for a tiny terrifying mask to sit on your thumb). But when Mom and Dad are not wowed, Stink gets another idea: he’ll kick and punch his way to a yellow belt with the help of a Dragon Master, a seeing-eye Moose, and a mind as still as a pond. Can you say Crouching Tiger, Hidden Thumb? Hee-ya! Ha! Ha! Ha!

About the authors

Megan McDonald's profile page

PETER H. REYNOLDS est auteur-illustrateur de livres à succès classés au palmarès du New York Times. Il est le créateur des livres Je t’aime de tout mon cœur, Le collectionneur de mots, Joyeux rêveur, Le point de départ, Autour de la table, Ta voix compte et Toi! et il signe les illustrations des albums Je suis courageux, Je suis humain, Je suis puissant, Le Train de la paix, Le yoga c’est pour moi, L’amour : Un livre sur la compassion et La princesse de l’eau claire. Ses livres ont été traduits dans plus de 25 langues et sont appréciés dans le monde entier. Il vit avec sa famille à Dedham, au Massachusetts.

 

PETER H. REYNOLDS is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of many books for children, including Happy Dreamer, The Word Collector, Say Something!, Be You!, Our Table, and All We Need Is Love and a Really Soft Pillow! He is also the illustrator of When Thing Aren't Going Right, Go Left and The Reflection in Me by Marc Colagiovanni. His books have been translated into over 25 languages around the globe and are celebrated worldwide. In 1996, he founded FableVision with his brother, Paul, as a social change agency to help create "stories that matter, stories that move." He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, with his family.

 

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Editorial Reviews

As always, the wordplay is part of the fun in this series (Fizz-Ed) and so are the comic-style graphics.
—Booklist

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