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    Breakout at the Bug Lab

    Part of Penguin Young Readers, Level 3

    Author Ruth Horowitz
    Illustrated by Joan Holub
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    $5.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers
    6"W x 9"H x 0.15"D  
    On sale Nov 11, 2002 | 48 Pages | 9780142302002
    Grades 1-3
    Reading Level: Lexile 490L
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    Max, a Madagascar cockroach, is as big as a bite-sized candy bar and hisses like a snake when he is mad. Leo and his brother are fascinated. Out of all of the bugs in their mother's bug lab, Max is definitely the best. But now, Max is on the loose in the lab! To make matters worse, there's a party there today. Leo and his brother have to find Max before he makes people scream-or worse.

    "A book in which everything is just right." (School Library Journal)
    Ruth Horowitz graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Since then she has written religious sermons, newspaper essays, political speeches, advice columns, ad copy, and children’s books. Her books include Crab Moon, Breakout at the Bug Lab, Mommy’s Lap, and Bat Time. She lives in Cranston, Rhode Island, with her husband, David. View titles by Ruth Horowitz
    © Joan Holub
    Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and the Goddess Girls series. Prior to publishing her first title in 1992, she was an associate art director at Scholastic. View titles by Joan Holub

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    Max, a Madagascar cockroach, is as big as a bite-sized candy bar and hisses like a snake when he is mad. Leo and his brother are fascinated. Out of all of the bugs in their mother's bug lab, Max is definitely the best. But now, Max is on the loose in the lab! To make matters worse, there's a party there today. Leo and his brother have to find Max before he makes people scream-or worse.

    "A book in which everything is just right." (School Library Journal)

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    Ruth Horowitz graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Since then she has written religious sermons, newspaper essays, political speeches, advice columns, ad copy, and children’s books. Her books include Crab Moon, Breakout at the Bug Lab, Mommy’s Lap, and Bat Time. She lives in Cranston, Rhode Island, with her husband, David. View titles by Ruth Horowitz
    © Joan Holub
    Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and the Goddess Girls series. Prior to publishing her first title in 1992, she was an associate art director at Scholastic. View titles by Joan Holub

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