Agent Moose (Agent Moose #1)

by Mo O'Hara (Author) Jess Bradley (Illustrator)

Agent Moose (Agent Moose #1)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Agent Moose

Agent Moose, the best (worst) secret agent in the Big Forest, and his slightly-more-intelligent sidekick Owlfred are on the case in this new full color graphic novel chapter book series from Mo O'Hara, author of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, illustrated by Jess Bradley!

Something fishy is going on at the South Shore. Folks just disappear and are never seen again. But when Agent Moose learns that a key witness has gone missing, he and Owlfred ride to the rescue. Will they find the missing turtle before time runs out?

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School Library Journal

Gr 1-4--Agent Moose and his smart sidekick Owlfred are two of the best investigators in the Big Woods. Agent Moose has cracked 99 cases and is itching to make it an even 100--if only the disappearance of the moon was an actual case rather than a predictable natural phenomenon. His rival agent Camo Chameleon has beat him to the 100-case mark. Or has he? And what does the disappearance of Terrance Turtle have to do with it all? Bright colors and clear character drawings make this graphic novel as easy to follow as it is fun to read. Agent Moose and Owlfred are masters of disguise but always identifiable to readers--if not to the other characters. Refreshingly, physical characteristics such as sharp teeth do not code characters as good guys or bad guys--beauty or furriness doesn't correspond to virtue. Running jokes, wordplay, and alliteration add spark, and emotional responses such as suspicion, timidity, and resentment are conveyed through a combination of art, dialogue, and narration, adding nuance to this silly whodunit. VERDICT This animal investigator fits right in with Tom Angleberger's "Inspector Flytrap" and Doreen Cronin's "Chicken Squad" series.--Paula Willey, Enoch Pratt Free Lib., Baltimore

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Publishers Weekly

"The name is Moose, Anonymoose." Styled after James Bond (complete with a taste for chocolate milk "shaken, not stirred"), Special Agent Anonymoose charms as the charismatic, clueless star in this playfully suspenseful spy story, the first in a planned graphic novel chapter book series by O'Hara and Bradley. Along with his cautious, analytical sidekick, Owlfred, Anonymoose attempts to solve his 100th case: a turtle-napping. Terrance Turtle, a witness in a case previously solved by rival agent Camo Chameleon, has gone missing. The pacing is brisk as the bumbling duo questions suspects and dons wacky disguises; paneled cartoons abound with actions, captions, and onomatopoeic sound effects. Mixing a hint of danger with a lot of humor, O'Hara and Bradley create a winsome forest-animal spin on traditional espionage tales. Ages 6-9. (Aug.)

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Mo O'Hara

Mo O'Hara is the New York Times bestselling author of the My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series, the My Fantastically Evil Vampire Pet series, and the Agent Moose graphic novels. She grew up in Pennsylvania and now lives in London, where she works as a writer, actor, and storyteller, visiting theaters and schools all across the UK and Ireland.

Alexandra Cook is an illustrator and concept designer from Atlanta, GA. Having grown up outdoors, she is driven by the fantasies that filled her days of backwoods exploration and desire for adventure. Inspired by environments and people, she uses her love of real-life places to create new worlds and stories for their inhabitants. She is currently based in Austin, TX.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250222213
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Publication date
August 20, 2020
Series
Agent Moose
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV002290 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Deer, Moose & Caribou
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
JUV008120 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Mystery & Detective
JUV008050 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Animals
Library of Congress categories
Mystery and detective stories
Graphic novels
Owls
Spies
Moose
Cartoons and comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Humorous comics
Detective and mystery comics

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