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The Ickles(R) First Bite: 20 taste-tempting stories including Heroickle and the Alien Invasion
Paperback
Series: The Ickles(r), Book 1
General Juvenile FictionScience Fiction
Publisher Price: $11.99
ISBN13: 9780645896800
Publisher: Icklethingz
Published: Mar 25 2024
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Meet the Ickles: 20 characters, 20 mind-blowing adventures!
Are you ready for a world where octopuses fight crime, and the universe is wilder than your wildest dreams? Welcome to The Ickles First Bite!, a collection of 20 fast-paced, short stories for kids aged 8-12 who crave non-stop action, mind-bending sci-fi, magical fantasy, and gripping mysteries.
Every story features a brand-new hero with a custom-illustrated chapter header serving as a visual clue.
Meet the Ickles:
- Heroickle: Can one ordinary kid save his school and the planet from a surprise alien space invasion?
- Tentickle: The brilliant, eight-legged octopus detective taking down harborside crime.
- Aeronautickle: A fearless pilot taking to the skies in her trusty red biplane.
- Technickle: Who creates an AI robot who tries to dominate the Earth!
- Plus meet Spherickle, Mathematickle, Zoologickle, Nautickle, Biologickle, Aquanautickle, Pyrotechnickle, and many more! From shark encounters and mermaids to earthquakes, avalanches, and explosive fireworks, there is an Ickle for every adventure.
Why Parents, Teachers, and Librarians Love This Book:
- Brilliant Wordplay & Vocabulary: The clever -ickle suffix naming convention is a fantastic tool for teachers and parents to engage kids in linguistics, puns, and root words.
- The Perfect Screen-Time Antidote: Short, self-contained stories offer instant gratification, keeping easily distracted readers engaged from start to finish.
- Built for Reluctant Readers: Thick novels can feel intimidating. These 10-to-15-minute bite-sized stories give kids a massive sense of accomplishment with every chapter they finish.
STEM & Literacy Crossover: Blends creative storytelling with real-world sciences (zoology, biology, aviation, and physics), making it an ideal classroom read-aloud or morning brain break.
Whether you read one story before bed, tackle a chapter during a school break, or devour the whole book in a single weekend, The Ickles First Bite! is the ultimate 15-minute adventure guide.
Click Buy Now to meet the Ickles today!
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