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Rise of the G.E.M.S. (Genetically Engineered Mice in Space)
Series: G.E.M.S.
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Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need. But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice...
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For fans of InvestiGators and Dog Man comes Rise of the G.E.M.S., an exhilarating and colorful graphic novel series opener about a group of lab mice who must embrace their newfound superpowers and learn to work as a team.
Rise of the G.E.M.S. is an exhilarating and colorful graphic novel series opener about a group of lab mice who must embrace their newfound superpowers and learn to work as a team, perfect for fans of DOG MAN and INVESTIGATORS!
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Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need.
But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice into GEMs: genetically engineered mice. When they're launched into orbit, the mice learn that the astronauts plan to leave them on the International Space Station-forever. The G.E.M.S. must band together and use their unique mutations to survive in outer space and change their destiny.
Series: G.E.M.S.
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Rise of the G.E.M.S. (Genetically Engineered Mice in Space)
Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need. But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice into GEMs: genetically engineered mice. When they're launched into orbit, the mice learn that...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Rise of the G.E.M.S. (Genetically Engineered Mice in Space)
Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need. But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice into G.E.M.S: genetically engineered mice. When they're launched into orbit, the mice learn that...Hardback$5000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781250850362
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 October 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Illustration: full color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Pablo Ballesteros
- Illustrated by Pablo Ballesteros
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Marian Dealy is an author and an award-winning PhD in biology. Throughout her life, she has gravitated toward the excitement of cutting-edge science. She worked as an AIDS researcher at the National Institutes of Health, helped decipher the sequence of human DNA at Human Genome Sciences, then did her thesis project in genetics at UC San Diego. She has worked as a filmmaker for the last twenty years and was recently inspired by her young son to write books that share her love of science with the next generation. Marian uses her scientific background to weave the latest and greatest in science and technology into her fictional stories in fun unexpected ways. Pablo Ballesteros is a graphic novel and children's book illustrator from Oviedo, Spain. A graduate of the Oviedo Art School, he illustrated several chapter book series including Las Fantásticas Hormiguets, Goleador, and Los Superheroes de los Miércoles. He is also the illustrator of Sangu Mandanna's Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic. He lives in his hometown in the north of Spain with his wife and their dog, Mari Trini.
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Rise of the G.E.M.S. (Genetically Engineered Mice in Space)
Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need. But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice into G.E.M.S: genetically engineered mice. When they're launched into orbit, the mice learn that...Hardback$5000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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