Max Meow Book 4: Taco Time Machine

Name: Max Meow Book 4: Taco Time Machine
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241711651
Price: 24.0 NZD
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By John Gallagher

Series: Max Meow

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Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 4 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Funny, furry and fantastic! - Judd Winick, Author of the Hilo series It's... Read More

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Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 4 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.

Funny, furry and fantastic! - Judd Winick, Author of the Hilo series

It's a cat! It's a superhero! It's a . . . Taco Time Machine!?!?

Uh-oh! Mindy's dad, Professor Microbe, is lost in the time space continuum! It's up to Max and Mindy to save him! But time is tricky once you start messing with it and - oops! - Max may have accidentally undone his and Mindy's very first meeting!

That means no Space Meatball. No Science Kitty. No Cat Crusader. No best friends forever?!?! Ack! This time it's not just Kittyopolis that's in trouble, it's Max and Mindy's entire friendship!

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Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 4 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Funny, furry and fantastic! - Judd Winick, Author of the Hilo series It's a cat! It's a superhero! It's a . . . Taco Time Machine!?!? Uh-oh!...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241711651

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 143.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 436g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels John Gallagher Penguin Books Series: Max Meow Young Adult

About the Author

John Gallagher is the art director of the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine and has been drawing comics since he was five (John learned to read through comics and went on to earn the distinction of reading every book in his elementary school library!). John is also the cofounder of Kids Love Comics (an organization devoted to using graphic novels to promote literacy) and leads workshops teaching kids how to create their own comics. John lives in Virginia with his wife and their three kids. Visit him at MaxMeow.Com, on twitter @johnBGallagher, on facebook @MaxMeowCatCrusader and on instagram @johngallagher_cartoonist.

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Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader

Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! The fur-ociously funny, secret superhero graphic novel series with serious cat-itude, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Max is just a regular cat in Kittyopolis, trying to make it big as a podcaster (Followers: 12). That is UNTIL he accidentally takes a bite of a RADIOACTIVE SPACE...

By John Gallagher

Paperback

$21⁰⁰
Elsewhere:
~~$23⁰⁰~~

Backorder
Ships mid September
Max Meow Book 2: Donuts and Danger

Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 2 in the fur-ociously funny, secret superhero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Funny, furry and fantastic! - Judd Winick, Author of the Hilo series Do you like DONUTS? Do you crave DANGER? Then Max Meow - the graphic novel...

By John Gallagher

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$24⁰⁰

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Ships in 4-6 weeks
Max Meow Book 3: Pugs from Planet X

Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 3 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Funny, furry and fantastic! - Judd Winick, Author of the Hilo series Max Meow is BACK and up against PUG invaders from OUTER SPACE! Meowza! Space pugs...

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$24⁰⁰

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Max Meow Book 5: Attack of the ZomBEES

Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 5 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Buzzzz off bad guys! There's a new villain in Kittyopolis - Dr. ZomBEE! And he has it in for the city's bees! (Boy, does that sting!). Why...

By John Gallagher

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$24⁰⁰

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Ships in 4-6 weeks
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Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 6 in the fur-ociously funny, secret superhero graphic novel series with serious cat-itude, for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Kittyopolis is in chaos! Pancakes are turning monstrous and flipping out. Mindy's inventing in her sleep! And a bunch of Max's old foes are organising themselves into...

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