6/3/2023 0 Comments Plantzilla by jerdine nolen![]() His renderings of Plantzilla's high jinks, such as forming a two-man hockey team to play against Mortimer, compound the nutty fun. Catrow's ( Cinderella Skeleton) exuberant vine of a plant-part Venus's-flytrap, part aloe vera and part whimsy-creeps and curls from spread to spread, like an exotic jungle creature, and all of the humans look eccentric, too. ![]() ![]() Does it ever From the moment Plantzilla became Mortimer’s houseplant, suspicious things started happening all over the house. The book's distinctive design allows each character his or her (or its) own hand-lettered or typewritten form of expression, a playful touch (although newly independent readers may have trouble with Mrs. When a third-grade science teacher started a plant appreciation program, he said to his students that caring for plants in this program gives more benefits than you could ever imagine. As the transformation continues, the sprawling, blooming plant becomes literally part of the family. Henryson's prize-winning Chihuahua? It seems the more care and attention that Mortimer pays his favorite bit of flora, the more human-like Plantzilla becomes. But Mortimer's parents worry when Plantzilla starts developing an appetite for meat, growing wildly and moving on its own-and just what has become of Mrs. Lester, to allow him to bring the class plant, Plantcilia (nicknamed "Plantzilla" by the students), home over summer vacation. Third-grader Mortimer Henryson has successfully petitioned his parents and his science teacher, Mr. ![]() ![]() A series of letters and postcards tells the tale. Employing the same tenderness and fanciful sense of wonder that characterized her Harvey Potter's Balloon FarmĪnd Raising Dragons, Nolen delivers another picture book with a far-out premise and plenty of heart. ![]()
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