The Bully from the Black Lagoon

by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator)

Overview

It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . .

Hubie has heard there's a new kid in school. His name is Butch Pounder, and he is rumored to be a mean bully! Did Butch really beat up the football team and eat the teacher's pet at his last school?Hubie thinks he'll end up in the nurse's office, when he finally runs into Butch. But, of course, Hubie's imagination has run away from him again! All Butch wants is a new friend to show him around school, and Hubie is just who he needed!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545667814
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/28/2014
Series:	Mike Thaler's Black Lagoon Series
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
File size:	30 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Mike Thaler was born in Los Angeles in 1936. After moving to New York City, he started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults in 1960. A children's book editor saw one of these cartoons and encouraged Mike to write for children. Since then, Mike has written over 140 children's books and has become known as America's "Riddle King." Mike says that writing and riddles are a powerful way to stimulate a child's interest in learning and creating. He is an award-winning author and illustrator and has been called "one of the most creative people in children's literature." Mike currently lives in Canby, Oregon.

Jared Lee has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers. He has received awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association, the National Cartoonists Society, and others. He lives in Ohio with his wife and a menagerie of dogs, cats, ponies, ducks, and a few unknown creatures.