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Children's Fiction Fantasy & Magic

Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Battling Bots

by (author) Liam O'Donnell

illustrated by Mike Deas

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Feb 2016
Category
Fantasy & Magic, Monsters, Mystery & Detective
Recommended Age
9 to 12
Recommended Grade
4 to 7
Recommended Reading age
9 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781459808133
    Publish Date
    Feb 2016
    List Price
    $10.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459808157
    Publish Date
    Feb 2016
    List Price
    $8.99

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Liam O'Donnell's profile page

 

Mike Deas est auteur-illustrateur de bandes dessinées, telles que Tank and Fizz and The Case of the Tentacle Terror. Il signe aussi les illustrations de la série Graphic Guide Adventure. Sa passion pour l'illustration a été entretenue tout au long de son enfance à l'île Saltspring, en Colombie-Britannique où il habite encore aujourd'hui.

 

MIKE DEAS is an author/illustrator of graphic novels, most recently Tank and Fizz and the Case of the Tentacle Terror. He is the illustrator of the Graphic Guide Adventure series. His love for illustrative storytelling comes from an early love of reading and drawing while growing up on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Visit him online at www.deasillustration.com.

Mike Deas' profile page

Awards

  • Nominated, Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Award
  • Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens

Editorial Reviews

"What can a trio of fourth-graders do, opposed by corrupt officials, a bully with a pair of hulking hench-ogres, and a local business tycoon with—as it turns out—a high-tech hand-held demon controller? Well, plenty, though not without a few missteps, help from a surprising temporary ally, and lots of climactic bot-smashing. In a slick mix of narrative blocks and panels of nonscary monsters delivering punch lines in dialogue balloons, the exploit careens along to a triumphant close. High-energy high jinks in a multicultural, or at least multispecies, setting."

Kirkus Reviews

"This book provides lots of excitement and is an easy read...Readers will enjoy the graphics and the exciting pace of the story...Recommended."

School Library Connection

"The book seamlessly moves from text to illustrated panels...The pace is swift...[readers] will careen along as gleefully as Tank and Fizz themselves, rejoicing when all ends well...A perfect mix of monstrous and silly."

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The world of goblins, trolls and other monsters has many similarities to our world and the concept of allegory is beautifully depicted."

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