A Mysterious Review of The Crazy Critter Race by Maxwell Eaton III. The Flying Beaver Brothers.
Review summary: This is an entertaining graphic novel with plenty of action and lots of humor, and will no doubt delight its intended audience of 6- to 9-year-olds. But the underlying message that suggests the environment is being recklessly exploited by capitalists is overreaching and far too broadly delivered. (Click here for text of full review.)
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The Crazy Critter Race
Maxwell Eaton III
The Flying Beaver Brothers
Alfred A. Knopf (March 2015)
Publisher synopsis: Ace and Bub are tangled up in an island-hopping competition, and there's more than just the grand prize — a houseboat! — at stake. The salesman and sponsor is Crazy Critter (and he really is craaazy), and it soon becomes clear that he has more than publicity for his houseboat dealership to gain from the race. Before long, the brothers are wrapped up in the plot: a fast-growing vine is entangling all the nearby islands! Which of their fellow competitors can help them put a stop to this outbreak — and which ones are behind it?
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