The Ickles® First Bite!: 20 taste-tempting stories including HEROICKLE and the Alien Invasion. - Couverture souple

Eccles, A.J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0645896802 ISBN 13 : 9780645896800

Editeur : IckleThingz, 2024

Synopsis

Meet the Ickles: 20 characters, 20 mind-blowing adventures, and zero time to lose!

Are you ready for a world where names hint at destiny, octopuses fight crime, and the universe is wilder than your wildest dreams? Welcome to The Ickles First Bite!, a collection of 20 fast-paced, standalone short stories custom-built for kids aged 8–12 who crave non-stop action, mind-bending sci-fi, magical fantasy, and gripping mysteries.
Every single story features a brand-new hero with a hilarious wordplay name and a custom-illustrated chapter header serving as a visual clue. Flip the page, crack the code, and dive straight into the adventure!

Meet the Ickles Inside:

• 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.
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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A.J. Eccles first turned his hand to writing fictional stories after a career as a video producer, writer and senior global marketing executive.He loves writing for strong characters and developing unusual stories with unexpected plot twists. Stories range from comedy to adventure to sci-fi drama. The result is pure entertainment.The Ickles gives the author the opportunity to develop story lines based on the roles and personalities suggested by the names of each character."Each name suggests the plot. Then I build up fantasy worlds, stories and adventures that allow the characters to explore them."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: IckleThingz
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0645896802
• ISBN 13: 9780645896800
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Eccles A.J.
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg