![]() ![]() The whole Squish series by Jennifer and Matt Holm is fun, but Squish #3 is "super awesome fun." Students will have super awesome fun with this book! ![]() The Holms have created a great new volume in this series with a friendship theme that many kids will connect with. I also like the little bits of science snuck in as well. I loved all the different notes that caption the different characters and events in the story. The green and white illustrations in this book add humor to this fast paced graphic novel. At first, Parasite offers to help Super Amoeba but Squish's favorite hero will have some tough decisions to make when the Parasite displays his true nature. Parallel to Squish's story is the story of comic book hero Super Amoeba dealing with the arrival of the Parasite, a hero Super Amoeba met several years earlier. When Basil stuns their swim coach, Squish will have to make a decision. Now Squish can't wait to get to camp even if he still won't try swimming, but that fun starts to turn dangerous as Basil pushes the limit further in the name of fun. Now Squish has someone to hang out with, someone who loves goofing off and pulling pranks. That comic is what leads him to making a new friend. A supposed bathroom trip results in several hours of reading his favorite comic. Even though his teacher tries to encourage him to try, Squish invents excuses not to get wet. While other little amoebas splash and swim, Squish sticks to pool ledge as he remembers what happened the last time he attempted to swim. ![]() The pool staff don't even have his name right! They think he is Squash not Squish. While the other amoebas at the pool are having super awesome fun, Squish is not. Squish reluctantly trudges off to swim camp. When forced to pick between swim camp and ballet camp, he chooses swimming only to find out his best friends Peggy and Pod are enrolled in ballet camp instead. Kids will soak up the humor, tidbits of science instruction, and adventure." "A perfect mix of writing that is simple enough for early readers but still remarkably snarky, clever, and entertaining. If ever a new series deserved to go viral, this one does." "An energetic, good-hearted escapade, one that young readers will enjoy." Here's what people are saying about everyone's favorite amoeba! Yowza! You can draw comics, too! Look in the back to find out how to draw one of the Squish characters! Also includes instructions for a sensational science experiment you can do at home! Shazam! Will Squish sink or will he swim this summer? (And what's up with Pod and black holes anyways?) Find out the answers to these questions and more in the super spectacular adventure, Squish #3: The Power of the Parasite. And to make matters worse, his new camp friend is a Hydra (scientific A hydra's tentacles can paralyze you!). School's out! Everyone's favorite amoeba is headed to summer camp! But instead of SUPER AWESOME FUN, Squish's summer is turning out to be SUPER AWESOME TERRIFYING! For one thing, Squish can't swim. It's SQUISH -a hilarious, action packed graphic novel series from the award-winning creators of Babymouse! Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Dog Man, Captain Underpants, and My Weird School. Kids will soak up the humor, tidbits of science instruction, and adventure.Now an animated show streaming on HBO Max! And to make matters worse, his new camp friend is a Hydra (scientific fact: A hydra's tentacles can paralyze you!). It's SQUISH-a hilarious, action packed graphic novel series from the award-winning creators of Babymouse! Filled with superheroes, comics within comics, and gross-out science, Squish is perfect for fans of Dog Man, Captain Underpants, and My Weird School. Now an animated show streaming on HBO Max!
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