Product Description

Look out, Hoo-Mins!

Here comes a third adventure to make you squirm. Harry and George, the incident-prone centipede buddies who have had fans laughing through two hilarious sagas of accidental derring-do, Harry the Poisonous Centipede and Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure, are back in their third and final escapade—and this time our two favorite arthropods are in really over their heads!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1864331 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-01
• Released on: 2006-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 208 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5–Harry is back in his third adventure. He and George are teenage giant centipedes who enjoy hunting and exploring. When they stray too far from home, they become trapped in a crate of bananas with another centipede, Josie. They make a close escape from boot-clad Hoo-Mins who try to squish them. They run through sewer pipes, meet some rats, and find refuge in a greenhouse, only to be caught. Luckily for the pedes, these humans are bug lovers and take them to the zoo. The zoo folks are keen on the discovery and are bent on returning these rare creatures to their tropical home (location undisclosed). Josie moves in and has hundreds of poisonous babies (father unknown). Despite the rash of stories in which the author cleverly addresses readers, the device falls short here; translations of centipede-speak are distracting, and author comments are often intrusive. Black-and-white line drawings are scattered throughout. Fans of the previous books are the likely audience for this one.–Alison Grant, West Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI
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From Booklist
In their third adventure, centipedes Harry and George sneak into a banana crate and end up being shipped by boat to a distant city, where they find themselves catapulted from one dire predicament to the next. Banks recounts her tale through Harry's limited, centipede linguistic perspective: a backhoe is a "Great Dropping Dump," and Harry's feelings toward his mother are "warm-heart." She also employs the omniscient narrator, skillfully ensuring that readers won't miss any of the clever wordplay. Ross' imaginative drawings enhance the text, making this a good choice for series fans and anyone looking for humorous adventure. Kay Weisman
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Review
Praise for Harry the Poisonous Centipede "A real ground level story that rockets along on hundreds of legs!Bug fans will love this." Kidstuff School Books RTE Guide

Customer Reviews

Sequel to Harry the Poisonous Centipede
Both my children, and my students, were hanging onto every word of the first book, Harry the Poisonous Centipede. When they learned there were two sequels - we had to get them. Looking forward to Read Aloud time!