The Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn (The Extincts #1)

by Scott Magoon

Overview

A team of genetically enhanced extinct animals embark on top-secret missions around the world in this new graphic novel series

Meet Scratch, Martie, Lug, and Quito, members of a secret organization called R.O.A.R., or the Rescue Ops Acquisition Rangers. When their boss, Dr. Z, finally calls on them for their first big mission, the team heads to Siberia to retrieve an ancient unicorn horn from the thawing permafrost. Scratch is thrilled at the chance to prove his worth to Dr. Z—but as soon as they land, the team runs into a mysterious enemy determined to take them down.

With exciting missions, plenty of humor, and an environmental angle, this series starter from New York Times bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon is an action-packed adventure from start to finish. The book will also include nonfiction back matter about extinct animals, climate change, and what kids can do to help!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419752513
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Series:	The Extincts
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,083,627
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.35(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Scott Magoon has illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman, Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and The Nuts series by Eric Litwin. He is also the author-illustrator of Breathe and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot!. He lives in Massachusetts. Visit him online at www.scottmagoon.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Part A Team, part Captain Planet, part Ninja Turtles, this first book in Scott Magoon’s new Extincts series is a blast to read! Filled with fun and crammed with action, readers of all ages will enjoy the tonal artwork, be absorbed by the thrilling storyline, and crack up over Scott’s mastery of humor and puns. I can’t wait for kids around the world to get their paws on this book!"—Ryan Higgins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Don't Eat Our Classmates and the Mother Bru

"Scott Magoon's fantastic graphic novel debut is part Indiana Jones and part James Bond nicely packed together with puns, action, and laughter. I look forward to reading more of this series!" —Dan Santat, Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator

"The Extincts is such a blast! A masterful blend of action, laughs, science, and so much heart. After reading book 1, Quest for the Unicorn Horn, kids will be ROARing to go on lots more adventures with The Extincts."—Matt Tavares, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of Dasher and Red

“The Extincts is filled with phenomenal art, fascinating facts, and rip-roaring adventure. Long live the Extincts!”—Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor winner

"Readers who enjoy a good adventure will have a good time. . .Fun characters, a fast-paced adventure, and plenty of science facts." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

"Scott Magoon's fantastic graphic novel debut is part Indiana Jones and part James Bond nicely packed together with puns, action, and laughter. I look forward to reading more of this series!"

Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times bestselli Dan Santat

"The Extincts is such a blast! A masterful blend of action, laughs, science, and so much heart. After reading book 1, Quest for the Unicorn Horn, kids will be ROARing to go on lots more adventures with The Extincts."

New York Times bestselling and award-winning autho Matt Tavares

"Scott Magoon's fantastic graphic novel debut is part Indiana Jones and part James Bond nicely packed together with puns, action, and laughter. I look forward to reading more of this series!"

Dan Santat

"Part A Team, part Captain Planet, part Ninja Turtles, this first book in Scott Magoon’s new Extincts series is a blast to read! Filled with fun and crammed with action, readers of all ages will enjoy the tonal artwork, be absorbed by the thrilling storyline, and crack up over Scott’s mastery of humor and puns. I can’t wait for kids around the world to get there paws on this book!"

Ryan Higgins

04/01/2022

Gr 4–7—This book opens with a scene straight out of a spy movie, but readers will be pleasantly surprised to find the main characters are all animals—animals that had already been declared extinct. As events unfolds, readers learn that these animals were brought together by a scientists determined to save the world and are sent on a mission to uncover the horn of a Siberian Unicorn. The mission is thwarted at every turn, and while the surprise twists might be a bit predictable, they are still very entertaining. While this first volume feels like a setup for future books (as is indicated at the end of the story), readers who enjoy a good adventure will have a good time. The creators intersperse a lot of scientific facts throughout, and the book's back matter includes facts about the extinct animals and other information. Muted colors fit the work's tone but also darken the books. In the last few spreads, the artwork is light and airy, which truly complements the narrative with all its twists and turns. VERDICT Fun characters, a fast-paced adventure, and plenty of science facts make this a wonderful addition to libraries looking for more action-packed graphic novels that are not superhero titles.—Esther Keller

School Library Journal

04/04/2022

Magoon’s (Linus the Yellow Pencil) high-octane graphic novel debut kicks off a series starring four animal heroes who don’t realize that their respective species are extinct. A bird named Martie rejects the very notion: “Ha... oh no, no. I’m a passenger pigeon. We’re not extinct. We’re just rare.” Martie and her associates—a pun-slinging woolly mammoth named Lug, a Russian-born saber-toothed tiger named Scratch, and a Spanish-speaking Collins’s poison frog named Quito—embark on covert operations to retrieve megafauna artifacts. They navigate using an AI called Gaia, deter foes with nonlethal weapons such as paintball “squid ink pods,” and receive marching orders from the mysterious Dr. Z, who resembles a bearded polar explorer and appears via hologram. They’re tasked to retrieve a Siberian unicorn horn, rumored to have healing powers, from thawing permafrost in the Batagaika Pit, an real-life expanding crater in Siberia. Magoon crafts explosive panels in icy blue, radium green, and atomic pink as the Extincts wisecrack through close scrapes. Paleontology enthusiasts and environmentalists will be stoked for the sequel. Back matter includes megafauna facts, climate change info, and an Ice Age science trick. Ages 8–12. Agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

“The Extincts is filled with phenomenal art, fascinating facts, and rip-roaring adventure. Long live the Extincts!

Newbery Honor winner Victoria Jamieson

"Part A Team, part Captain Planet, part Ninja Turtles, this first book in Scott Magoon’s new Extincts series is a blast to read! Filled with fun and crammed with action, readers of all ages will enjoy the tonal artwork, be absorbed by the thrilling storyline, and crack up over Scott’s mastery of humor and puns. I can’t wait for kids around the world to get their paws on this book!"

#1 New York Times bestselling author of We Don't Ryan Higgins