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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Geronimo Stilton #18: "First to the Last Place on Earth"' by Geronimo Stilton with art by Ryan Jampole is my introduction to the world of Geronimo Stilton, but I had no problem getting involved in the characters or the story.
The story starts on Mouse Island, an island inhabited by mice. Geronimo is a reporter trying to report on the game, a subject he knows little about. He meets up with the rest of his team there: Trap, Trappy, Benjamin and Thea. They are about to be sent off on an adventure in 1910 to try and defeat the Pirate Cats. The Pirate Cats want to disrupt a race to the South Pole, and Geronimo is being sent to try to help Roald Amundsen to get to the South Pole. The Cats are trying to help Amundsen's rival, Robert Scott Falcon. They have to convince Amundsen to let them join the explanation, and they have to defeat the Pirate Cats along the way.
It's a perfect young reader series. If the others in the series are like this, it would also be a fun way to learn about history. There are funny things that happen as well as adventurous types of things. I enjoyed reading it. It reminded me of the adventure comics I used to read, like Uncle Scrooge.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The story starts on Mouse Island, an island inhabited by mice. Geronimo is a reporter trying to report on the game, a subject he knows little about. He meets up with the rest of his team there: Trap, Trappy, Benjamin and Thea. They are about to be sent off on an adventure in 1910 to try and defeat the Pirate Cats. The Pirate Cats want to disrupt a race to the South Pole, and Geronimo is being sent to try to help Roald Amundsen to get to the South Pole. The Cats are trying to help Amundsen's rival, Robert Scott Falcon. They have to convince Amundsen to let them join the explanation, and they have to defeat the Pirate Cats along the way.
It's a perfect young reader series. If the others in the series are like this, it would also be a fun way to learn about history. There are funny things that happen as well as adventurous types of things. I enjoyed reading it. It reminded me of the adventure comics I used to read, like Uncle Scrooge.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
jbolwerk8's review against another edition
3.0
Geronimo Stilton is recruited by the professor to travel with Amundsen to the South Pole because of a rumor that the pirate cats want to claim the discovery first. They travel back in time to 1910 for this expedition. They run across the pirate cats trying to mess up their mission by letting the dogs go loose and setting off an avalanche. The pirate cats don’t succeed, but Geronimo and his gang of friends and family were successful on their mission.
This is another book that I would have maybe felt a little better about reading had I read any of the earlier Stilton books. From what I can gather, there is always a mission like this, and it seems to travel in time, which would be an interesting aspect for kids. It feels kind of like The Magic School Bus series in that way to me, that it is educational yet entertaining. The pictures, while nicely done, seemed too detailed to have up to seven panels on a page…I think some detail got lost just because of the panel size. I also read this online, so maybe that was part of it.
This is another book that I would have maybe felt a little better about reading had I read any of the earlier Stilton books. From what I can gather, there is always a mission like this, and it seems to travel in time, which would be an interesting aspect for kids. It feels kind of like The Magic School Bus series in that way to me, that it is educational yet entertaining. The pictures, while nicely done, seemed too detailed to have up to seven panels on a page…I think some detail got lost just because of the panel size. I also read this online, so maybe that was part of it.
rkiladitis's review against another edition
4.0
Journalist mouse and time traveler Geronimo Stilton’s latest adventure takes him and a group of friends (including his younger sister, Thea!) back to 1911, where they join explorer Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole. They have to beat the awful Pirate Cats, who plan to sabotage the expedition and ruin history, so Geronimo will need to stay extra sharp!
The Geronimo Stilton graphic novels are fun because they’re another addition to the Stilton family of storytelling. The stories are original – no rehashes of the chapter books here! – and offer kids some interesting facts mixed in with their fun. Geronimo is insanely popular, as are all his spinoff titles; your intermediate and middle grader readers will gobble these up. You won’t even need to booktalk this book – just put it out and stand back.
Want to use Geronimo to promote your exploration titles? I don’t blame you. Talk up Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic expedition; Matthew Henson’s exploration of the North Pole, and the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. Nomad Press’ Mysteries and Mayhem: Survival is a good book to talk up, and the I Survived series will always get kids listening and reading.
The Geronimo Stilton graphic novels are fun because they’re another addition to the Stilton family of storytelling. The stories are original – no rehashes of the chapter books here! – and offer kids some interesting facts mixed in with their fun. Geronimo is insanely popular, as are all his spinoff titles; your intermediate and middle grader readers will gobble these up. You won’t even need to booktalk this book – just put it out and stand back.
Want to use Geronimo to promote your exploration titles? I don’t blame you. Talk up Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic expedition; Matthew Henson’s exploration of the North Pole, and the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. Nomad Press’ Mysteries and Mayhem: Survival is a good book to talk up, and the I Survived series will always get kids listening and reading.
bookishlifetime's review against another edition
4.0
This is another story of the amazing Geronimo Stilton, the mouse who always saves the day! In this adventure, they have to save the first expedition to the South Pole! Will they be able to save history once more, even with their tails freezing off?
This is once again an amazing comic book by Geronimo Stilton, I always loved his stories (and Thea's too)! The action is a little in this one, however, this is still an enjoyable read! For youngsters, but even for the children at heart!
This is once again an amazing comic book by Geronimo Stilton, I always loved his stories (and Thea's too)! The action is a little in this one, however, this is still an enjoyable read! For youngsters, but even for the children at heart!
gabbyreadswithtea's review against another edition
3.0
A fun, quick story as all Geronimo Stilton books are. As with the main, written series I assumed these graphic novels could be read in any order, however I feel like I was missing some information. This was book 18 and there were a few characters I didn’t know, and some situations that seemed to have prior-knowledge. Looks like I’ll be going back to the first graphic novel and reading it through in order at some point!
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librarianryan's review
4.0
I have always been a fan of Stilton but I particularly like the graphic novels because they are slightly older and a higher reading level. The illustrations are always colorful and on point. Plus I really like how they weave real events into the story. In this case it's the chase to be the first person to the South Pole. A great book got a hot summer day, but not the end of December. It's just too cold.
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