{"product_id":"investigators","title":"Investigators","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Patrick Green \u003c\/b\u003eis a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, such as \n\u003ci\u003eHippopotamister\u003c\/i\u003e, the Kitten Construction Company series, and now the InvestiGators series, all from First Second Books. John is definitely not just a bunch of animals wearing a human suit pretending to have a human job. He is also the artist and co-creator of the graphic novel series Teen Boat!, with writer Dave Roman. John lives in Brooklyn in an apartment that doesn't allow animals other than the ones living in his head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...has heaping helpings of surreal alligator action and wordplay gags to keep new readers bent on solving the mystery.\" \u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With its rampant good-natured goofiness and its unrelenting fizz and pep, this feels like a sugar rush manifested as a graphic novel. Silly and inventive fast-paced fun.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In high-intensity colors, straightforward panel artwork by Green (Hippopot-a-mister) offers plenty of slapstick gags to Brash and Mango's tale. Fast-paced fun for the bad pun and dorky joke crowd. \n\u003ci\u003e\" --Publisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like the heroes of Dav Pilkey's \"Dog Man\" or \"Captain Underpants,\" the Investigators are bound to resonate with kids. \n\u003ci\u003e\" --School Library Journal: XpressReviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, \u003ci\u003eAgents of S.U.I.T., \u003c\/i\u003econtinues the fun.\" ―The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith more than four million copies in print, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author John Patrick Green's goofy graphic novel series is a colossal comics hit! Join super spy alligator duo MANGO and BRASH as they surf the sewers and fight the forces of evil.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks―or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCollect all the books in the #1 bestselling \u003ci\u003eInvestiGators\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInvestiGators\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTake the Plunge\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOff the Hook\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAnts in Our P.A.N.T.S.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBraver and Boulder\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHeist and Seek\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAll Tide Up\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eClass Action \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCase Files\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWeather or Not \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/15\/2019 (EAN 9781250219954, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/06\/2020 (EAN 9781250219954, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/14\/2020 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250219954, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2020 (EAN 9781250219954, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGreen, John Patrick\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Patrick Green\u003c\/b\u003e is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series \n\u003ci\u003eInvestiGators\u003c\/i\u003e. John is definitely a multiple New York Times-bestselling human author and \n\u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ejust a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over four million copies of \n\u003ci\u003eInvestiGators\u003c\/i\u003e in print, John is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. 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