Corporate Fish and the Green Goo

<p><strong>Everything is normal in the office until a mysterious green goo from the lab on the 3rd-floor oozes into the corporate office fish tank. Suddenly the fish are super smart and very demanding.</strong></p><p></p><p>In fact the fish have taken over the office and threatened poor Jason Mason with war.</p><p></p><p>Over what? You ask. DIET FISH FOOD!</p><p></p><p>Follow corporate office worker Jason Mason on his hilarious three-week adventure as he deals with smart fish and their pet shark.</p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Targeted for children ages 8-10 this book is sure to bring a smile to the face of any builder problem solver and fish lover. </strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>From writer Xanthos Likes and illustrator Mary Barrows comes an amusing and creative story about the woes of office life and adventure-loving fish. </span></p><p></p><p><strong>Kids ages: 8 9 and 10 </strong></p><p><strong>Grades: 3rd and 4th</strong></p><p><strong>Transitional to Fluent Reader</strong></p><p><strong>Lexile Level 820L</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Corporate Fish and the Green Goo</em> has hilarious middle-grade appeal with its quirky office setting mutant genius fish and relatable underdog hero. Its mix of absurd humor office satire and epistolary storytelling (witty emails!) makes it especially appealing to fluent readers and reluctant readers alike.</p><p></p><p>~ absurd office adventure with mutant fish</p><p>~ wacky emails sharp fish and a clueless employee</p><p>~ pet shark in the fish tank Yup.</p><p>~ a laugh-out-loud mystery with green goo</p><p>~ great for reluctant readers and advanced readers alike</p><p>~ email humor in kid-friendly office chaos</p><p>~ fun read for 3rd and 4th grade classrooms</p><p>~ full of sarcasm slime and satire</p><p>~ smart fish. dumb humans. chaos ensues.</p><p></p><p><strong>Free Lesson Plans & Storytime Videos at www.likespublishing.com</strong></p><p></p><p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</p><p>Xanthos Likes' witty sense of humor is evident in his book Corporate Fish. Xan is a skillful Haiku master. He's a computer programmer who graduated from Georgia Tech after returning from a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission. He graduated from Marist School in Atlanta GA. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America Organization.</p><p></p><p>ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR</p><p>Mary Barrows is a freelance artist children's book illustrator and graphic designer. Her work is usually done with pen and ink watercolor gouache colored pencil digitally or most anything she can get her hands on. She's always on the lookout for some new mediums to try.</p>