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Join Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey on a journey to the Kingdom of Far, Far Away. There they meet all kinds of strange fairytale folk, including Fiona's parents the King and Queen, a wicked Fairy Godmother, and that fierce ogre-hunter, Puss-in-Boots. It's a hilarious adventure that proves that living happily ever after isn't as easy as the storybooks say. ... Read more

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When a cheetah exhibit opens at the zoo, Princess Diana arrives to witness the event. The rare cats suddenly escape! Diana quickly transforms into her secret identity, Wonder Woman, and captures the cats. But when the cheetahs continue their odd behavior, only one thing can explain it. The catlike super-villain, Cheetah, is on the loose! ... Read more

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Trouble over delayed wages explodes into violence in a railroad camp, and Lex Cranshaw sets out on the trail of cold-blooded killer, determined to prevent him from crossing over into the Territories. ... Read more

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ho hasn't wondered what it's like to be a superhero? Well, this series won't tell you, but it will tell you all about the lives of their sidekicks-the superheroes-in-training who always get stuck doing the laundry and the dishes. Speedy (secret identity: Guy Martin) is still trying to deal with his super speed (now 110+ miles per hour), his jealousy of Charisma Kid (the most charming sidekick), and his crush on Prudence Cane (the blondest and most beautiful girl in school). Throw in a family picnic with all the other sidekicks and an overgrown mole who wants to take over the neighborhood, and you've got disaster with worm goo all over it! This fast-paced, laugh-aloud series is perfect for young comic-book fans--boys and girls alike--moving up from Captain Underpants. ... Read more

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Lots of fun!
I actually read the story before I let my son read it, making sure it was at his reading level, which it is. I knew instantly that he would enjoy it. The characters in the book all have unusual and funny names and they do some pretty crazy stuff, stuff I know my son would enjoy reading about. This book has got him wanting to read more which is always a huge plus in my book! ... Read more

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Alex finds himself in ancient Crete during the celebration preceding the sacrifice of Theseus and his Athenian companions to the Minotaur. It seems like a totally awesome party—until Alex realizes that he’s not just a spectator, he is Theseus. While Cleo watches through the computer monitor, unable to help, Alex must face the dreaded monster, half-man, half-bull, in his elaborate labyrinth. How can a 20th-century teen face a mythical monster and hope to survive? ... Read more

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DESCRIPTION: The latest in this hilarious series throws still more unbelievable challenges at our hero,Speedy. When Pumpkin Pete accidentally blows up the League of Big Justice and the Sidekick Super Clubhouse, Speedy’s mom volunteers their house to be the temporary headquarters. But just when the superheroes and sidekicks are starting to make themselves at home, along comes The Brotherhood of Rotten Babysitters to ruin the domestic bliss. Will Speedy be able to save the day? Will Spice Girl find hugs and peace? And where in the world is Earlobe Lad? ... Read more

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This book is really funny(a review by an 8 yr old)
(This review is being written by my 8 year old son with my typing help)

I think it is funny because the house is flying and Pumpkin Pete is afraid of store bought pumpkin pie.This is my favorite Sidekick book so far.I have read all of them.

It is funny because Pumpkin Pete was mad because he couldn't watch cable TV while the house was flying.I think the end is cool because you get to know who The Strike is.

I think you should buy this book.

Lures Kids Away Ffrom Television
"Speedy" (everyone has a nickname) is our narrator on this interesting, fantastical ride he calls his life. The style of writing is very similar to the Rugrats, a show on which both writers have worked. It has a very Nickelodeon-esque pace with flying donuts and evil characters in the form of teenage babysitters who try to dominate the smaller kids. It is one way to lure the TV generation away from the tube and into a book with similar characters whose lives are as magical as the imagination of an 8-year-old child. There is a moral to the story, and sometimes the best way to "get it" is with humor and a push of the imagination.

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Cool, But Needs Outstanding, Original Details
I love D.J.'s details, just wish that there was less pics of images/stills from the movie and that what details are present seem more true to life- more kid-based and/or not computer-generated. Gave four stars b/c I am hopelessly in love with "Monster House"-ology. ... Read more

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Alex doesn’t get to have all the adventures–this time, Cleo is going to Alterworld.

Alex is preparing to make another trip into his father’s computer when Cleo accidentally touches the screen and emerges amid a battle between the Nez Perce and Blackfoot Indians. Traveling into a myth is miraculous enough, but Cleo is amazed to discover that she can walk in this Alterworld. As Seeloo, daughter of a Nez Perce chief, Cleo also discovers that both great love and tremendous sacrifice may be required of her before she can get home again. ... Read more

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G R E A T.....B O O K...........P L E A S E.....M A K E....D V D....S E R I E S....A V A I L A B L E....!
MYTHQUEST is one of my all-time favourite PBS series -- and I think it will remain so.In this series, an evil god has captured the father of two intelligent, down-to-earth teens.They go through their father's computer/myth-searcher, to different eras and through different mythologies, to find him.Viewers learn of various countries' myths -- from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the still very-much alive Shinto myth of the Ice Lady -- in an easy-to understand and very exciting way.Throw in the computer/myth-seeker, and you also have a hint of science fiction and the future!

In this episode, the daughter, (crippled in an accident, but able to run about freely inside the world of the computer/myth seeker), becomes a Native American Princess.It's a great episode....but would be far more enjoyable if this could be SEEN in a DVD format -- along with every other episode! ... Read more

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It's time to ride along with Dump Truck Dan!

Dan is a messy, noisy truck who loves one thing more than anything else...dumping dirt! Readers can unfold the pages of this accordion-style book to enjoy a bumpy ride as Dan bounces his way through Trucktown, meeting friends and collecting dirt to dump at a construction site...all in another day's play! Includes a sheet of stickers featuring your favorite Trucktown characters! ... Read more

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When Dan Mason became a Christian he was told of the reign of Antichrist. Curious to know how this global takeover could occur he began his search. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pat Evans, Leanne Battersby, Peter Barlow, Dennis Rickman, Jake Moon, Andy Hunter, Dan Mason, Des Barnes, Harry Mason. Excerpt:This is an article about the EastEnders character. For the DJ, see Andy Hunter° . Andy Hunter Andrew "Andy" Hunter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders , played by Michael Higgs . Creation and development Higgs auditioned for the role in April 2003 and won the part of EastEnders' new "bad guy", who made his first appearance in July that year as a member of the gangster organisation known as "The Firm". Higgs stated that he was happy to play a villain: "They say that the devil has the best tunes, but the main thing is that the character's fully-rounded. With the so-called good guys and bad guys, they're not just good or just bad. There's a dynamic, and that's always the interesting thing to find - where's the weakness? You flesh it out and make them an interesting person." In the heirarchy of the Firm, Andy's character was a subordinate to Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett ), but was appointed leader of the organisation for a brief time following Dalton's murder. Higgs described the differences between Andy and Dalton's leadership styles: "He's new blood, but he has a completely different sensibility about how the gang operates. Jack Dalton was quite old school. If you upset him you'd get your knee-caps broken or get killed. I think Andy plays more of a psychological game - information is power for him." Discussing Andy's relationship with Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace ), Higgs said, "I think you do see a soft side of him with Kat. He's totally in love with her, which makes him very vulnerable. He's been married before, but the marriage didn't work out. You get the sense that there's some hurt there, some pain that's stopped him becoming in... ... Read more

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" Around here, being smart is like being radioactive" Meet Malcolm. People used to think he was weird. But ever since his school put him in a class for brainiacs - they know he is. Good thing his family is so normal. Wait that must be someone else's family. ... Read more

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In my top ten!
This book was absolutely hilarous. It captured the life of a 11 year old genius surrounded by his family of idiots. Including the dimwitted Reese. The overbearing screaming Lois. The somewhat dumb dad named Hal who's just a bumbling big kid at heart. The cute(or so they say)little brother Dewey. The eldest brother Francis who attends military school after his reckless behavior in the past. And it all comes down to the kid with the IQ of 165! This book is all about the normal----did I say normal?--family of the Wilkersons.
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So in a complete summary of MITM, This book is definitely in my top ten. 5 stars!

Introducing you to the Unfair World of Malcom in the Middle
"Life is Unfair!" is a novelization by Tom Mason and Dan Danko of the first two episodes of the Fox television series "Malcolm in the Middle."The authors do a very nice job of taking that initial pair of teleplays for "The Pilot" (by series creator Linwood Boomer) and "Krelboyne Picnic" (by Michael Glouberman & Andrew Orenstein) and turning them into a seamless whole.Thus we are introduced to Malcolm, who is horrified to learn that he is not simply weird but a certifiable genius.This means being untimely ripped from his relatively normal classroom and being sent to the class for the "gifted" students, which is just a way of hiding the fact that everybody in the Krelboyne class is a nerd a freak or possibly both.Malcolm gets off to a bad start with his new classmates and the prospect of a talent show in front of all the parents does not make our hero any happier.Besides, we have not even mentioned Malcolm's parents and his brothers, who are all apparently conspiring to make things even worse.

There has also been a definite effort to clean-up things a bit for the juvenille reader in this first "Malcolm in the Middle" book.For example, we no longer have the litany of past offenses for which Francis was banished to the Marlin Academy in Alabama and Lois greets Ms. Miller wearing a bit more than she actually did in the pilot.Such things are to be expected I suppose.However, . . . I do . . . not think . . . that Stevie . . . ever spoke . . . in bursts . . . of only . . . one word . . . I think . . . he always . . . does two . . . words at . . . a time . . . Although I . . . may be . . . wrong about . . . that. Ultimately this book is an interesting trade off.On the one hand, Mason and Danko have provided a more realistic version of the television show, but on the other hand it is the manic zaniness of this collective of crazed individuals that makes the show so compelling (just think of the opening of the episode shown after the Super Bowl where Hal and Dewey try to get a spider out of the house only to succeed in pitching it out the front door and right into Lois's open mouth).However, there is really no way to capture such inspired lunacy on the printed page, which means the authors made the right choice. Then again, maybe the show has become more surreal as time goes bye and maybe this is something we must remember.

Loved it!
Based on the "Pilot" and "Krelboyne Picnic" episodes, you can re-live both episodes just from reading the book, which is why i loved it! Experience the humilation and humor Malcolm goes through, just from reading the book! I am 14, and i love the series! (well maybe cuz im a big fan of the show but ya know...). The reading level is very easy, so it is a "kick-back-and-relax-while-you-read" kind of book. It is not confsuing so you don't have to think while you read. I'd recommend this book as well as the other books in the series. Definitley check out the "Water Park" book in the series. (#2) You can surely re-live that episode easily!! :)

The funiest book EVER
I love to watch the show which is HILARIUS. So I got this book which is one-hundred times more hilarius. There was not one chapter where I wasn't laughing my head off. It was the funniest book I had ever read. If you buy this book I guarantee you will laugh just as much as me.

HILARIOUS!
It was really funny. It had cool and funny moments just like the show! You so will not regret reading this book. Every moment is worth it, no dull moments! Check this book out!! ... Read more

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When this fun flatbed hits the ground, he works and zooms and plays around…

Who's that truck? Readers will delight in trying to solve the riddles in order to guess which Trucktown character is which! Includes foam and foil on the front cover for added value. ... Read more

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Great book!!!
My son is only 16 months but we read this book at least 3 times a day he loves it. He loves the rhyming and the trucks. It is a great series. As to the other peoples comments about the garbage truck being called a motormouth being sexist. I think they were just going for the fact that the garbage truck crunches trash all day like a mouth moving up and down. So I don't have a problem with it, and I'm a woman. So I would definitely recommend this book. Its great.

Sexist, boring, pointless and unfortunately my kid loves it.
My son found "Meet Jack Truck" at the library a few months ago and it instantly became his favorite book.I agree with the preceeding reviewers who found it to be sexist. It really is.Also, the character of "Monster Truck Max" makes a thinly veiled reference to marijuana use when he brags about being a "pottyhead."Unfortunately, my toddler son loves this book, so in order to compensate for it's failings, I've started reading the part about Gabriella as "she loves to do math" instead of "she loves to talk."If your kid hasn't already seen these books, definitely don't get them started, there is so much great children's literature available that there is no reason tobuy this junk.

Disappointed
I have to agree with the previous reviewer who called "Garbage Truck Gabriella" sexist.I would also add racist.Why is the garbage truck the only Hispanic character?

My child is only 8 months old. I read it a few times thinking I could get over it, but it just constantly makes me cringe. I'm taking it away so he doesn't get attached to it and ask me to read it over and over.We're about as white as you can get, and it's tough enough to integrate good life lessons about diversity without things like that derailing my efforts.

Aside from that, I'd still call the book disappointing and even boring.I'm not familiar with the series, but as-is, this book is just kindof pointless.

Truck Trouble
I was a little disappointed with this book.I felt that the characterization of the garbage truck Gabriella as a "motormouth" was more than a little sexist.She is pink and has a teddy bear hanging on her.Why can't a girl truck be just as tough as "Payloader Pete?"I also felt that the picture of "Trucktown" in the back, which is lacking Monster Truck Max, falls short.My boys want to know why he isn't shown.It is the details in children's books that make them stand out.Parents have to read these books over and over--we notice the lack of attention to detail.Also, given the targeted age group, the font is distracting and confusing to my children.All-in-all, this book falls short on many levels.

Trucktown is on a roll
Jon Scieszka and company have created a terrific new book series with Trucktown.We already have "Smash! Crash!" and are anxiouly awaiting the next book in the series.In the meantime, "Who's that Truck?" has filled the void for my grandson; he loves identifying the trucks and associating them with the earlier book. There are lots of names to remember, so he goes over the various trucks and their jobs frequently.A good purchase - a great series for preK and K.
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If you are reading this, you have uncovered one of the four hidden scrolls I have compiled about the world of Avatar. This scroll contains sacred information about the Fire Nation -- stories, legends, and facts that I have found so far about this nation -- its history and culture and tales of its past and present.

Katara describes how Aang outwits and defeats the dreaded Admiral Zhao and the Fire Navy, Aang tells how he comes to accept his destiny, and Prince Zuko recalls the time he once captured -- and lost -- the Avatar. The scroll also contains information about leaders of the Fire Nation, Firebending techniques, the spirit world, and much more.

Keep this scroll safe, and share it only with those you trust.

Beware, for there are many who wish to expose its secrets... ... Read more

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Not a bad read for these wanting to know more about Fire Nation culture though it could have used more, and a definite collectible for any diehard Avatar fan.

LOST SCROLLS
THE LOST SCROLLS FIRE(AVATAR:THE LAST AIRBENDER. ARRIVED WHEN IT WAS PROMISED IT WOULD AND IN EXCELLANT CONDITION. THIS WAS PURCHASED FOR MY GRANDSON.

Some fun facts
Like the other element books, the Fire book has some interesting facts that can't be found in the series.A good, quick read for the kids that like the show (and the adults too).It's priced just right for the amount of information found inside.

Ideal for fans
For fans that are always seeking to always learn more about the world of Avatar, I definitely recommend these Lost Scrolls; not only do they contain resumed chapters, but also information that is not mentioned nor in the series. One really learns a lot. ... Read more

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IF YOU ARE READING THIS, you have uncovered one of the four hidden scrolls I have compiled about the world of Avatar. This scroll contains all of the knowledge that I have gathered so far about the Air Nomads -- their history and culture and the great tales of their past.

Aang revisits his former monastery, Katara learns the truth about Aang's mysterious past, and Sokka reveals how he saved the Northern Air Temple from the Fire Nation. The scroll also contains information about Airbending moves, Air temples and monks, the Avatar Cycle, and much more.

Keep this scroll safe, and share it only with those you trust. Beware, for there are many who wish to expose it's secrets.... ... Read more

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Fun
Not a bad read for these wanting to know more about Air Nomad culture though it could have used more, and a definite collectible for any diehard Avatar fan.

The Lost Scrolls: Air
This book was bought for my son. He said: They really didn't show anything about Air benders in the show. This book was more about hidden information about the Air Nomads. I liked it.

Avatar is cool!
For fans that are always seeking to always learn more about the world of Avatar, I definitely recommend these Lost Scrolls; not only do they contain resumed chapters, but also information that is not mentioned nor in the series. One really learns a lot.

The Lost Scrolls:Air
My son is an avid "Avitar" fan!He has learned a lot that is not covered on the tv show.He actually keeps the books in a "safe place" and has shared them with friends.I highly recommend them.

Obtainable paraphenilia for Avatar fans
Hey, this is a fun little purchase if you're big into Avatar. There's a few juicy details regarding the life and styles of the different nations. There's some fun art and illustrations included, but it's largely fluff, and written descriptions of episodes we've already seen. They are well written, but there is only a little fresh information present. Still, that said, it's alot of fun, and nice to own. ... Read more