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Astronaut Academy: Splashdown

Dave Roman

Astronaut Academy: Splashdown is the exciting third installment of the middle grade graphic novel series from author Dave Roman.

Heroes like Hakata Soy don't take vacation!

It's summer vacation for the students of Astronaut Academy, and Maribelle Mellonbelly is throwing the best party ever on Beach Planet? Yes! But tensions heat up fast when Hakata Soy's arch rival, Rick Raven, arrives. And soon the whole planet is heating up--with a giant volcano threatening to blow its top!

Unless they can work together save the planet, the students of Astronaut Academy will be
toast. But can they put aside their differences in time to turn the tides?

Book Details

  • Publisher: First Second
  • Publish Date: Apr 6th, 2021
  • Pages: 192
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.50in - 0.60in - 0.75lb
  • EAN: 9781250216861
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels - Science FictionComics & Graphic Novels - HumorousTechnology - Astronauts & Space

About the Author

Roman, Dave: - Dave Roman is the author/illustrator of several graphic novel series, including Unicorn Boy and Astronaut Academy. He's worked as a writer on Teen Boat! Race for Boatlantis (with John Patrick Green) and as an illustrator for Goosebumps Graphix: Slappy's Tales of Horror. Dave teaches at the School of Visual Arts and worked as an editor for InvestiGators by John Patrick Green, First Second's Science Comics, and Nickelodeon Magazine. Dave draws a webcomic called Pup & Duck, lives in New York City, and is always on the lookout for the perfect waffle. You can find Dave online at yaytime.com, youtube.com/daveroman, and Instagram @yaytime

Praise for this book

"All of the characters are adorable, like hastily drawn Hello Kitty figures, but taken from a broad array of cultural origins. The Wibowos give them dimension with their Technicolor palette."--Kirkus