Tuck and Tina and the Dinosaur Thief: Volume 3 - Hardcover

by Jess Brallier (Author), Jack Keely (Illustrator)

Everyone's favorite school mice are back for a prehistoric mystery! A hilarious, full-color chapter-book adventure packed with action, laughs, and dino-sized surprises--perfect for emerging readers.

In their third hilarious adventure, Tuck and Tina return just as the Boone School faces its biggest threat yet. Water fountains are erupting, crickets are swarming the classrooms, and the school board is ready to shut things down for good.

But the mice suspect something bigger: a masked troublemaker is after the dinosaur fossils buried beneath the school. From a kidnapped principal to a runaway bear to a high-flying model-airplane chase, this mystery is packed with twists, teamwork, and action.

• Book 3 in the full-color Tuck and Tina chapter-book series
• A gentle on-ramp from picture books to longer reads
• Hand-drawn art by Grossology illustrator Jack Keely
• From a co-creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Poptropica

"Meet Tuck and Tina--your new best friends! Heartwarming and hilarious!" --Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Join the tiniest heroes for their biggest, dino-sized case yet!

Author Biography

During his years as a publisher, Jess Brallier became known for breaking rules and launching bestsellers. Under his creative guidance, the Planet Dexter imprint produced a string of hits including the New York Times bestselling Grossology and its sequels. Linking storytelling and gaming literacy, he launched the world's largest kids' site, Poptropica, and digitally published Jeff Kinney's phenomenal Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jess is the author of over thirty books including Who Was Albert Einstein? (NYT bestseller) and Tess's Tree (illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds). Jess is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University (M.S.).

As an illustrator in both New York and Los Angeles, Jack Keely's projects have included over thirty books for kids. The characters he created for the bestselling Grossology series have come to life in an animated film and in a video game, and as robotic performers in the record breaking international Grossology museum exhibitions. Jack is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA) and has taught illustration and graphic design at several universities.