Walker & Company
Available: 08/15/07
8.50 x 11 · 32 pages
978-0-8027-9571-7 CDN $18.95 · cl

Ages 5–8

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Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates

Kevin O’Malley and Patrick O’Brien

illustrated by Patrick O’Brien

Captain Raptor returns to bravely face a new foe! The famous Jewels of Jurassica are stolen in a daring raid carried out by a band of rogue space pirates. Captain Raptor and the crew of the Megatooth are called back into action to recover the jewels and save the planet from further attacks. Of course, a series of narrow escapes threaten the intrepid crew. Could this be the end of Captain Raptor?

O’Malley’s graphic novels are a perfect introduction to this hot format for young readers. Pirates, dinosaurs and space create a winning combination. Parents and teachers alike will be pleased to hook boy readers with this high interest book.

“An action-packed science-fiction romp starring a cast of dinosaur characters … Sci-fi fans and dinophiles will eat this book up, and it might also capture the interest of reluctant readers.” (School Library Journal starred review on Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery, the first book in the series and a Book Sense Children’s Pick)

KEVIN O’MALLEY (Baltimore) is the author and illustrator of many books; this is the first project for which he has been only the writer. PATRICK O’BRIEN (Baltimore) is the author and illustrator of nine books for children. He dreamed up the concept of dinosaurs in spacesuits many years ago, but it was the irrepressibly zany mind of Kevin O’Malley that finally created the interstellar hero Captain Raptor.