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Checked out
Due 30-09-2023
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Series
Publication
Walker Books (2020), 176 pages
Description
Discovering a smelly creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus using the scientific method, the practices of Jane Goodall, and other scientific concepts.
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LibraryThing member StephLamb
Olga and the Smelly Thing From Nowhere by Elise Gravel - English and published by HarperCollins Canada is laugh out loud hilarious! I could not put it down and kept chuckling all of the way through.
A graphic middle grade novel that will totally appeal to all of your middle graders. Olga is a smart
Elise Gravel doesn't shy away from sarcasm, potty humour, and general ridiculousness which makes this graphic novel such a riot. I left it out for The Bear to explore and caught him reading with a huge smile on his face and in fits of laughter. If you need your youngster to get reading, just leave this one lying around. They will be hooked from the cover right on through to the end. The book has a number one on the spine so I sincerely hope that Olga will have her own series. It will be one that will line our book shelves for sure!
A graphic middle grade novel that will totally appeal to all of your middle graders. Olga is a smart
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confident lead character who is not afraid to get her hands dirty and smelly. She's a scientist who constantly records her observations and when she discovers a new and very smelly creature she dives right in to figure out what it is and how to take care of it.Elise Gravel doesn't shy away from sarcasm, potty humour, and general ridiculousness which makes this graphic novel such a riot. I left it out for The Bear to explore and caught him reading with a huge smile on his face and in fits of laughter. If you need your youngster to get reading, just leave this one lying around. They will be hooked from the cover right on through to the end. The book has a number one on the spine so I sincerely hope that Olga will have her own series. It will be one that will line our book shelves for sure!
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LibraryThing member AlbaArango
Olga is a girl who loves, I mean LOVES animals. People, not so much. When she discovers a weird creature that no one has ever seen before, she becomes absolutely fascinated by it. Naming the creature “meh,” Olga decides to use scientific observation to learn and deduce everything she can about
What I liked: amazing illustrations! The pictures are cute and silly and add so much character to the story. Olga also grows as a person as the story progresses. Even her relationship with the neighbors she didn’t like evolves throughout the book. I also like that it shows the scientific method.
What I didn’t like: the story may be cute and silly, but it did feel a bit long. I know the illustrations take up a lot of room, but I felt the story could’ve been a little tighter.
All-in-all, a cute read.
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it. As she sets out on the road to discovery, she meets a number of interesting people, some that she actually likes.What I liked: amazing illustrations! The pictures are cute and silly and add so much character to the story. Olga also grows as a person as the story progresses. Even her relationship with the neighbors she didn’t like evolves throughout the book. I also like that it shows the scientific method.
What I didn’t like: the story may be cute and silly, but it did feel a bit long. I know the illustrations take up a lot of room, but I felt the story could’ve been a little tighter.
All-in-all, a cute read.
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Awards
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2021)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Younger Readers — 2017)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017
Physical description
176 p.; 7.87 inches
ISBN
1406392529 / 9781406392524
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