Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs The Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury: Bk. 2

by Dav Pilkey (Author), Martin Ontiveros (Illustrator), Dav Pilkey (Author), Martin Ontiveros (Illustrator), Dav Pilkey (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.84

  Ricky and his Robot are enjoying their new-found friendship-Ricky's finding that having a giant flying Robot around can be very useful. Like, if you're late for school, or if you need a pencil sharpener in an emergency...But their quiet life is disrupted by a plague of mutated mosquitoes from Mercury, led by the dastardly Mr Mosquito, who wants to take over the Earth! can Ricky and his Robot save Squeakyville, the planet and finish Ricky's maths homework, all in one day?!

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  Paperback
  2000

  $4.92

  Mr. Mosquito lives on Mercury, and he hates it there! The daytime temperature is more than eight hundred degrees, and his flip-flops always melt on the sidewalk. At night it gets so cold that his toothpaste is frozen solid. Imagine his delight when he looks through his telescope and sees Planet Earth, where mice play happily in comfortable weather. So he decides to invade the Earth and take it over!Mr. Mosquito clips his dirty fingernails and zaps them with a powerful ray. Suddenly, his fingernails mutate into massive mosquitoes. Mutant Mosquitoes! he cries. It is time to conquer Earth. Follow me! In this wildly imaginative and highly appealing story, Dav Pilkey and Martin Ontiveros once again create a witty tale of danger and heroism, and at the same time they celebrate the joys of friendship. Here is an action-packed story that will engage even the most reluctant reader.