Book Descriptions
for Dragonslayer by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
When beleaguered Babymouse received an F minus on a math quiz, her teacher is willing to forgive the grade IF she will join the Fighting Fractions, the school’s math Olympics team. “Look on the bright side, Babymouse—you may be missing lunch, but at least you get to do math!” Babymouse is definitely the weak link in the Fighting Fractions chain, at least when it comes to math skills, but as the big competition against the rival Owlgorithms approaches, she conjures a vivid fantasy in which she and her fellow teammates—the “Fellowship of the Slide Rule”—embark on a quest. The competition itself plays out in Babymouse’s mind as a jousting tournament in a winning graphic novel full of references to well-known books and movies and an abundance of math puns. And of course, there is the inimitable Babymouse, in all her black, white, and pink graphic-novel glory, who emerges triumphant when imagination turns out to be just what she needed to understand math. (Ages 7–10)
CCBC Choices 2010. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2010. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Meet Babymouse--the spunky mouse beloved by young readers for more than a decade! Babymouse is on a quest to lead her friends to victory! But first, she’ll need to conquer her biggest challenge yet—MATH. This groundbreaking young graphic novel series, full of humor and fun, is a bestseller that’s sold more than three million copies!
"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"—The Chicago Sun-Times
Get ready for the next big epic fantasy . . . In a distant kingdom a growing darkness falls over the land. One is called to bring hope and slay the Mighty Dragon. Could it be . . . Babymouse? Our brave young hero will lead her fellow Mathletes in the quest of a lifetime, a death-defying fight to win back both her school’s honor and the coveted GOLDEN SLIDE RULE. Can she conquer the evil Owlgorithms and her own personal dragon—MATH? Find out in Dragonslayer!
DON'T MISS The BIG Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker, the newest, brightest, and BIGGER THAN EVER graphic novel from BABYMOUSE!
"Move over, Superman, here comes Babymouse!"—The Chicago Sun-Times
Get ready for the next big epic fantasy . . . In a distant kingdom a growing darkness falls over the land. One is called to bring hope and slay the Mighty Dragon. Could it be . . . Babymouse? Our brave young hero will lead her fellow Mathletes in the quest of a lifetime, a death-defying fight to win back both her school’s honor and the coveted GOLDEN SLIDE RULE. Can she conquer the evil Owlgorithms and her own personal dragon—MATH? Find out in Dragonslayer!
DON'T MISS The BIG Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker, the newest, brightest, and BIGGER THAN EVER graphic novel from BABYMOUSE!
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.