Bok! Bok! Boom! (Kung Pow Chicken Series #2)

by Cyndi Marko

Overview

Everyone’s favorite avian superhero must rescue an opera singer from a mad scientist in this action-packed, illustrated chapter book.

Gordon Blue is not a normal second grader. He’s Fowladelphia’s superhero, Kung Pow Chicen! Gordon and his family are at the opera when the show turns fowl—the star singer gets chicknapped! Does world-famous sound scientist have big plans for the singer’s big voice? Kung Pow Chicken must stop this mad scientist before it’s too late!

Praise for Let’s Get Cracking!

“A perfectly puntastic page-turner. Hybrids of comics and traditional pictures, the goofy all-color illustrations propel the fast-moving, high-interest story. ‘Ham and eggs!’—you don’t want to miss this!” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Just the thing for beginning readers.” —Publishers Weekly

“Step aside, Captain Underpants! There is a new hero in town—this time, with feathers. . . . Fresh, funny, and packed with full-color illustrations, this new transitional series will be an instant hit with readers looking for silly fun and a touch of mystery.” —Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545613927
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/17/2022
Series:	Kung Pow Chicken Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	755,093
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
File size:	98 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Cyndi Marko writes and draws books for kids, but she doesn’t mind if adults read them, too. Cyndi is the author and illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken early chapter book series, This Little Piggy: An Owner’s Manual and Boo! Hiss! early chapter books, and the Sloth Sleuth middle grade graphic novel series. She currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her two noisy, freeloading roommates Cathulhu and Salem P. Cat.

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2014
Gr 2–5—In this second book of the series, superhero chicken, Gordon Bleu, and his little brother Benny (still partially in his super-strength shell) come to the aid of Miss Honey Comb, a well-loved opera singer in Fowladelphia when she is chicknapped by the evil Dr. Screech. Dr. Screech plans to use her super-loud voice and his megaphone to shake the city to bits. Gordon Bleu and Benny save Miss Honey Comb and Fowladelphia and make it home by dinnertime. Full-color comic-style illustrations with short blocks of text may help readers transition from beginning chapter books to traditional chapter books. Many jokes and puns will keep the attention of eager new readers looking for a fast-paced, funny adventure with unlikely superheroes.—Lindsay Persohn, University of South Florida, Tampa

School Library Journal

PPraise for Let's Get Cracking!:

An Amazon Best Book of the Month, January 2014

*"Marko's debut is a perfectly puntastic page-turner. Hybrids of comics and traditional pictures, the goofy all-color illustrations propel the fast-moving, high-interest story. 'Ham and eggs!' —you don't want to miss this!" — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This hilarious kickoff to the Kung Pow Chicken series [is] just the thing for beginning readers." — Publishers Weekly

"Step aside, Captain Underpants! There is a new hero in town—this time, with feathers.... Fresh, funny, and packed with full-color illustrations, this new transitional series will be an instant hit with readers looking for silly fun and a touch of mystery." — Booklist

"Frequent poultry plays on words are sure to ellicit giggles from young readers. This [series] will have broad appeal among independent readers who have outgrown easy readers but are not yet ready for books relying more on text than illustration." — School Library Journal

Praise for Bok! Bok! Boom!:

An Amazon Big Spring Book, 2014

"Plenty of punny action in the colorful mix of comic panels and short paragraphs of text. Fans will be glad Kung Pow has at least two more adventures on the way." — Kirkus Reviews

"Jokes and puns will keep the attention of eager new readers looking for a fast-paced, funny adventure with unlikely superheroes." — School Library Journal

Praise for The Birdy Snatchers:

An Amazon Editor's Pick, Summer 2014

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