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Max, a Little Axolotl: Breaking Out! is another cute entry with great lessons for kids

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Max has been attending school for a few months now and has really settled in at the aquarium. He absolutely loves his new friends and teachers! When a new axolotl arrives at the tank, Max jumps at the chance to show her around. The new axolotl is shy and is having trouble adjusting to this new life away from home. When Max discovers she’s gone missing one morning it’s up to him and his friends to journey through the aquarium and find her.

This silly and sweet graphic novel explores themes of friendship, nature conservation, and so much more!

Story: Joey Spiotto
Art: Joey Spiotto

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Max, a Little Axolotl is an adorable graphic novel kids will really enjoy

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It’s Max’s first day at Coral Elementary school. The school is filled with marine animals, like dolphins, crabs, and octopus. But none of the other students have ever seen an axolotl before… and they have SO MANY QUESTIONS. Where did Max live before? Is it true he can regrow any of his limbs? What happened to his old friends? This is too much attention for Max! Hiccup! Uh-oh… Max gets the hiccups when he’s nervous. Can this little axolotl adjust to his new underwater school or will the pressure just be too much? This silly and sweet graphic novel explores themes of friendship, nature conservation, and so much more!

Story: Joey Spiotto
Art: Joey Spiotto

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Bookshop
Amazon

Graphix provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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Joey Spiotti’s Max, A Little Axolotl is about New Beginnings, Friendship, and Nature Conservation

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Graphix has revealed a new middle grade graphic novel series by New York Times bestselling illustrator Joey Spiotto: Max, A Little Axolotl #1 about new beginnings, friendship, and nature conservation! The series is on sale September 2 and for kids ages 7-10.

Meet Max: a bashful, hiccuping axolotl attending his first day at Coral Elementary school! None of the other students have ever seen an axolotl before, and they have SO MANY QUESTIONS! All of the attention is too much for Max! Complete with charming illustrations and fun facts about axolotls; Max, A Little Axolotl #1 delights young readers while speaking to the common experience of feeling anxious when trying something new.

Joey Spiotto is the New York Times bestselling illustrator and author of multiple books including Grumpy Unicorn, Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess, and Alien Next Door.

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Review: Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet

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attackkkkNowadays, we live in a world where gaming terminology is used in everyday language, contextual or not to gaming and this little guide is a brilliant way of expanding your vocabulary as well as familiarising yourself in the video-game universe.

Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet, is a compilation of relevant gaming terms from A to Z.  It’s a great glossary targeted towards 8-12 year olds, nonetheless I would say it could be for all ages which is perfect. Especially if you’re just getting into the gaming world and want to know the basics. But, it’s entertaining to read even if you’re aware of all of the phraseology anyway since the writing is amiable and the artwork is fun and vivid.

unnamed (5)Authored by Chris Barton, this book is amusing as well as easy to read.  The terminology is concise, clear-cut and comprehensible.  You’re not going to get bored and before you know it, you’ll have finished this guide with brand new or even refreshed knowledge on gaming.

The artwork of Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet is pretty awesome.  It really goes to show how diverse the gaming world is. Artist of this book, Joey Spiotto, changes art style relevant to what is trying to be explained.  One moment you have fantastical artwork to help define terms such as Quest and RPG. Then there’s artwork reminiscent of The Super Mario Brothers to help interpret words suck as Attack, Boss and Kart Racing.

All in all, Attack! Boss! Cheat Code!: A Gamer’s Alphabet is simply brilliant. It’s a great concept. Yes, it is targeted towards a younger crowd as shown through the writing and lively artwork. However, I would tell anyone of any age with or without vast gaming knowledge about this book.  It’s loveable, informative and has a certain charm to it.

Author: Chris Barton Art: Joey Spiotto
Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy

The creators provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review