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The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon Spiral-Bound | September 1, 2008

Mike Thaler, Jared Lee (Illustrated by)

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It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . .

There's a new gym teacher transferring over from the junior high, and Hubie is worried. The junior high students say he's big, mean, and blows his whistle a lot. Will Hubie really have to run a lap around the world to pass Mr. Green's class? Will he be able to lift Mr. Green's pickup truck and climb up a rope while it's on fire?

Hubie doesn't want to go to gym class anymore!



A bestselling Black Lagoon title--with an eye-catching new look for Trade!It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . There's a new gym teacher transferring over from the junior high, and Hubie is worried. The junior high students say he's big, mean, and blows his whistle a lot. Will Hubie really have to run a lap around the world to pass Mr. Green's class? Will he be able to lift Mr. Green's pickup truck and climb up a rope while it's on fire?Hubie doesn't want to go to gym class anymore!
Publisher: Scholastic (Trade Publishing)
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0545069319
Item Weight: 0.52 lbs
Dimensions: 8.0 x 0.4 x 8.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
Jared Lee has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers. He has received awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association, the National Cartoonists Society, and others. He lives in Ohio with his wife and a menagerie of dogs, cats, ponies, ducks, and a few unknown creatures.
Mike Thaler was born in Los Angeles in 1936. After moving to New York City, he started his professional career drawing cartoons for adults in 1960. A children's book editor saw one of these cartoons and encouraged Mike to write for children. Since then, Mike has written over 140 children's books and has become known as America's "Riddle King." Mike says that writing and riddles are a powerful way to stimulate a child's interest in learning and creating. He is an award-winning author and illustrator and has been called "one of the most creative people in children's literature." Mike currently lives in Canby, Oregon.