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The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid
(DC Zoom)
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Warning! Unless you have express permission from young Russell Weinwright to access his personal journal, do not read any further. This blurb is strictly off-limits! Seriously, we mean it.
Okay, if you are still with us, here is what we can share: Russell is a middle schooler; he excessively doodles in his spiral notebook; he has two best friends, Charlotte and Preston; he ...more
Okay, if you are still with us, here is what we can share: Russell is a middle schooler; he excessively doodles in his spiral notebook; he has two best friends, Charlotte and Preston; he ...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Expected publication:
October 1st 2019
by DC Zoom
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Probably my favorite of those recent cartoons based on super-heroes book for kids I read. This one also uses the cartoon style, but it uses the doodle style and the dairy as well. Mixed of style to present us the Swamp Thing has a teen. The various styles allow the book to present more content and keep the reader more into it, more dynamic. It has humor, cool artwork and a good enough story. Better than expected after reading Superman of Smallville and DC Super Hero Girls: At Metropolis High.
"I liked the football parts. Those parts weren't scary. The Big Swamp Thing and the Little Swamp Thing was so cool. I want to turn into a Big Swap Thing. The Rat was scary." -Conley, age 4
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I enjoyed sharing Swamp Kid with my kids, they are both under that target age group of 8-12 but we still enjoyed reading it together as a family. This was only the second graphic novel I have shared with them, the first being a traditional super hero. It was nice to introduce a theme about embracing your own differences and being your own hero. The science behind "eating" sunlight yielded a fun plant life discussion ...more
I enjoyed sharing Swamp Kid with my kids, they are both under that target age group of 8-12 but we still enjoyed reading it together as a family. This was only the second graphic novel I have shared with them, the first being a traditional super hero. It was nice to introduce a theme about embracing your own differences and being your own hero. The science behind "eating" sunlight yielded a fun plant life discussion ...more
Well, I ended up liking this read a lot more than I first thought. With Swamp Thing never floating my boat I thought a 'Diary of a Swampy Kid' reboot/origins story, with little humour, would not work. But you know what? It did. (Although I still think some of the science stuff, where his sidekick finds a DNA strand or something with a household microscope, is definitely on the not-gonna-work side.) It's not an earth-shattering read, but for this target audience it's engaging, and let's face it,
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The last couple of years it has been increasingly difficult to find a good read for boys. Swamp Kid delivers. It's funny, has great illustrations, and with only a paragraph or two per page is not intimidating for those struggling to read. We will definitely be buying this book for our library...I already know a few fellas who would love to check it out!
The last couple of years it has been increasingly difficult to find a good read for boys. Swamp Kid delivers. It's funny, has great illustrations, and with only a paragraph or two per page is not intimidating for those struggling to read. We will definitely be buying this book for our library...I already know a few fellas who would love to check it out!
Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019.
Quite an amusing little story with amazing drawings and illustrations. This book will really spark your imagination.
Kirk Scroggs has written a great children’s book full of character! Such a neat and adorable (mostly!) novel, full review to come!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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