{"product_id":"the-creature-department-paperback","title":"The Creature Department - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Paul Weston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFramestore\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stunning. . . . a bit like if you took \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Monsters Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e and shoved them in a TARDIS.\"--Buzzfeed\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a tentacled, inventive, gooey, world in there. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000--the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeneath the glass towers and glittering skywalks, there's a rambling old mansion from which all the company's amazing inventions spring forth. And no one except Uncle Archie knows what's behind the second-to-last door at the end of the hall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil Elliot and Leslie are invited to take a glimpse inside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey find stooped, troll-like creatures with jutting jaws and broken teeth. Tiny winged things that sparkle as they fly. And huge, hulking, hairy nonhumans (with horns). It is unlike anything they've ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Chuck Brickweather threatens to shut down the DENKi-3000 factory if a new product isn't presented soon, the creatures know they are in danger. And when Uncle Archie vanishes, it's up to Elliot, Leslie, and every one of the unusual, er, \"employees\" to create an invention so astonishing it will save the Creature Department.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Paul Weston\u003c\/b\u003e lives in London, England, in a crumbling old building, hidden behind shiny glass towers. His first novel-in-verse, \u003ci\u003eZorgamazoo\u003c\/i\u003e, recieved the California Young Reader's Medal, the Silver Birch Award, the Children's Choice Award, and an E.B. White Read Aloud Honor. The hardboiled fairy tale \u003ci\u003eDust City\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. In February 2013, he published \u003ci\u003ePrince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff\u003c\/i\u003e. Although he writes all his books with a mechanical pencil, it's not electric and doesn't come with a telescopic lens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramestore\u003c\/b\u003e is a visual effects studio based in London, New York, Los Angeles, and most recently Montreal. Their work can be seen in all eight of the Harry Potter films, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e, for which they won the Oscar for best visual effects. Framestore is also responsible for the creatures and astonishing effects in movies like Ben Stiller's \u003ci\u003eWalter Mitty\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGravity\u003c\/i\u003e, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock; the samurai epic \u003ci\u003e47 Ronin\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Keanu Reeves; \u003ci\u003eJupiter Ascending\u003c\/i\u003e by the Wachowskis; \u003ci\u003eIron Man 3\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRobocop\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.22 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Reader's Choice Award (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creature Department\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47310622228729,"sku":"9781595146847","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/LTEUB7Co-a9781595146847.webp?v=1769369607","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-creature-department-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}