{"product_id":"sphdz-book-2-paperback","title":"Sphdz Book #2! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Scieszka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShane Prigmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe campaign is going well. The SPHDZ word is getting out. 1000's of kids have signed up to say they are SPHDZ. But things haven't gotten any easier for Michael K. The SPHDZ are still trying to blend in to our Earth culture, but not very successfully. They're still mixing up Thanksgiving, cartoon plots, holidays, and commercials. This makes it especially hard for Michael K. to both hide the SPHDZ from Agent Umber and accomplish the SPHDZ Mission. He's forced to enlist the help of fellow fifth graders, Venus and TJ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they (Michael K. and the SPHDZ) are given the assignment to write and perform the school play, Umber thinks he's closing in on the aliens...the kindergartners playing the turkeys.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Scieszka\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of Trucktown, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eSmash, Crash!\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!\u003c\/i\u003e, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor Book \u003ci\u003eThe Stinky Cheese Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShane Prigmore is an accomplished professional in the animation, film, and illustration fields. Shane won an Annie Award for his design work on the stop motion feature \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also contributed his numerous talents to such projects as: \u003ci\u003eHow to Train Your Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Croods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRise of the Guardians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Giant\u003c\/i\u003e...to name a few. Shane resides in Los Angeles.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.68 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spaceheadz Book #2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695551680575,"sku":"9781416979548","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bfec0e092c69c0fe232c98b34d392ee7.webp?v=1765004172","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sphdz-book-2-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}