The Crushing Crystals

by Michael Dahl, Shen Fei (Illustrator)

Overview

During their last adventure, Zak Nine and Erro found a mapping device in a crashed Prison ship. Following the map, the boys make their way to the Plateau of Leng, a vast desert on Planet Alcatraz. Other than an occasional giant scorpion, the boys seem to be safe on the endless sands until they spring a deadly trap! Huge rocky walls spring up from beneath the sand, grinding against each other and forming into walls, passageways, and stone cages. Will the boys be fast enough to avoid getting trapped forever on this hot, desert plain?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496583161
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2019
Series:	Escape from Planet Alcatraz
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	4.81(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teacher’s Choice award from Learning magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Patricio Clarey was born in 1978 in Argentina. He graduated in fine arts at the School of Visual Arts Martín Malharro, specializing in illustration and graphic design. Patricio currently lives in Barcelona, Spain, where he works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. He has created several comics and graphic novels, and his work has been featured in several books and other publications.

Interviews

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