The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures)

by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrator)

Overview

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You'll scream with laughter!

Oh, no! It's the class trip from the Black Lagoon. The kids have no idea where they're going but they imagine a day full of ferocious animals, maniacal monsters, and scary aerial acrobatics. And their teacher, mean Mrs. Green, is going to quiz them on everything! When the kids stop letting their imaginations run wild they soon realize that they're going to a very cool zoo. But that won't change the fact that there's never a dull moment in the Black Lagoon!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780439429276
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2004
Series:	Mike Thaler's Black Lagoon Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.62(h) x (d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	The News Blues	7
Chapter 2	Exploring the Subject	11
Chapter 3	Destination Speculation	16
Chapter 4	Wonder Enlightening	23
Chapter 5	This Must Be D-Day	29
Chapter 6	Off We Go	32
Chapter 7	Into the Wild Blue Yonder	37
Chapter 8	Flying High	43
Chapter 9	Jungle Bungle	47
Chapter 10	Fast Food	56
Chapter 11	In the Grand Sand	59