Leo Geo and His Miraculous Journey Through the Center of the Earth [Hardcover]

Jon Chad (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 13, 2012 | Age Range: 7 - 10 years

An intrepid explorer climbs down, down, down the page as he voyages through the center of the earth in this unusually inventive comic adventure.

 

Intrepid explorer Leo Geo is heading off on a mission into the unknown. With science as his sidekick, he intends to tunnel his way to the center of the earth. Of course, things never turn out quite the way you expect when you're burrowing your way through the earth's layers. Before long, Leo is forced to leave his tunneling machine behind, and  he climbs, crawls, and falls to his destination while dodging giant centipedes, man-eating quadclops, and an evil army of subterranean malvisors bent on invading the surface. Kids will be drawn in by the unusual format of this inventive comic, following Leo as he climbs deeper  and deeper into a very long and skinny book—and they may just learn a few things about geology as they go.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This blend of genre-busting text and richly detailed black-line cartoons, smarty-pants scientific rambling and bizarre adventure, will appeal to kids who wear their nerdiness as a badge of honor.”-BCCB

 

“…a rare book that sets out to make science fun and truly accomplishes it by embracing a gee-whiz wonderment with the natural (and fantastical) world.”-Booklist

 

 

“This heavily illustrated title is a fantastic adventure loaded with information for kids to absorb.”-School Library Journal, starred

About the Author

Jon Chad teaches screen-printing and bookmaking at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. He has been hand-binding comics for years. Leo Geo is the first to appear in published hardcover.

Product Details

• Age Range: 7 - 10 years
  
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (March 13, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596436611
• ISBN-13: 978-1596436619
• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 13.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #331,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid July 24, 2012

By Buck

Format:Hardcover

Children are absolutely going to adore this book, particularly children with a love of exploring. Jon Chad uses brilliant art, direction and book design to deliver a very unique product. The content is very specific, but Kids will either be completely immersed in the fantastic visual style or will just eat up the content as is.

I can't recommend this book higher, or praise Jon Chad any more. If you love your kids, get them this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Scieney and Fun April 25, 2012

By inkangel

Format:Hardcover

I won this book from GoodReads and read it as soon as it came in the mail. I thought that the direction the book was written was very unique and worked very well with plot of the story (going to the center of the earth.) I also very much enjoyed the exclamations that included famous scientists names used by Leo. This was a very fun and educational book to read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars unique March 17, 2012

By Melissa Sack VINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

Leo is a brave explorer off on a journey to the center of the earth. Join him on his adventure as he encounters monsters, alien kings, and the Quadraclops! Kids will learn new things about geology and biology as the read this unique tale. The book format its self will lead kids right to it. The book is long and slender. The pages set up in a neat way as well. Kids that enjoy comics should give this one a try.