There are some challenging words and concepts that have to do with more complex science. Target Audience: Third through fifth grade. I'm positive that amoebas don't go to school or eat Twinkies or have social lives. It is a mystery until the end when he finds out the combination that is causing it. This volume was about Squish, the main character, and what is making him sick. Squish is a series about characters that are single-celled animals and their lives. This is a great and entertaining read for grades 3rd-5th! The way that the story is proimarily in black and white has a small effect on the overall feeling of the story, however, some pages do have splotches of green to demonstrate a bit of fun. This story is quite appealling to younger children, maybe particualarly boys considering it does have to do with an amoeba. The word balloons and speech bubbles do play a crucial role within this graphic novel, on some of the pages the word balloons are bigger when the scene is supposed to be more dramatic. The empty gutters also do not display much correlation to the overall story. When it comes to the way that this story is constructed, the panels for the most part are similar in size and do not vary in a drastic way. There is no sense of non-fiction, and this story is not considered to be manga or a superhero story. In terms of genres, this story would not exactly fit into a traditional genre of graphic novels. Overall, this is graphic novel relates to a small amoeba that begins to suffer through a minor illness. It is a very simply drawn but amazingly funny novel! This story gives a good message to help children make healthier choices, and might even influence parents as well. The target audience is definitely children, but it helps promote the fight against diabetes and childhood obesity. The pages are mostly green and orange and white, representing the idea of "squish" or a blob of maybe something like slime. From there, he hopes that he will only have to give up orange juice, but dad makes his realize Twinkies must go too. In the end, he goes to the doctor and just realizes that it is his diet. He is also learning about acid base reactions in his science class and wants to make a breakthrough in science.He is very dramatic about what he thinks his sickness may be because of the comic he reads in his free time. Every morning, he keeps going to the nurse because he is throwing up and getting stomach aches. This science graphic novel is about the main character Squish getting sick. I really enjoyed the unique ideas used in this novel. There was all different types of fonts being used, depending on what was happening. Some boxes were filled in, and some were not. She only used one color throughout the novel (lime green). I enjoyed how the illustrations were made. She also used side notes to ask the audience/ readers questions. The author uses side notes to promote other books of hers. This book is very entertaining because they show the comic book Squish is reading in the comic book you are reading. He thinks he has a deadly disease, and does not know what to do! The plot of this story is to teach kids how if you pay attention in school it can help you in real life situations. One day Squish's science teacher does an experiment, then Squish suddenly becomes sick. Squish reads a comic book about his favorite super hero and relates it to parts of his life. The main ameba in this book is "Squish" and he starts off his day like any other kid, and has a group of good friends. This book gives human characteristics to amebas. This graphic novel uses comic-book formatting. ” - The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “Simple enough for early readers but still remarkably snarky, clever, and entertaining. “An energetic, good-hearted escapade, one that young readers will enjoy.” - The New York Times If ever a new series deserved to go viral, this one does.” - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Will this epic epidemic be the end of everyone’s favorite amoeba? (And if it is, who will he leave his comic collection to?!) Find out the answers in the seventh hilarious Squish graphic Deadly Disease of Doom ! Look in the back of the book to learn how to draw one of the Squish characters and to get instructions for a SENSATIONAL science experiment you can do at home!įilled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Dog Man, Captain Underpants, and My Weird School! Uh-oh! A deadly disease is spreading through Small Pond! People are dropping like flies! And YIKES-it looks like Squish is patient #1. Ahhh-CHOO! From the New York Times bestselling, Eisner-winning creators of Babymouse, it’s Squish’s most contagiously fun adventure yet!
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