{"id":1668,"date":"2017-03-06T16:13:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T23:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/?page_id=1668"},"modified":"2017-03-10T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:56:25","slug":"tank-fizz-the-case-of-the-battling-bots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/tank-fizz-the-case-of-the-battling-bots\/","title":{"rendered":"Tank &#038; Fizz: The Case of the Battling Bots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1691\" src=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TF_BattlingBots.jpg\" alt=\"TF_BattlingBots\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TF_BattlingBots.jpg 462w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TF_BattlingBots-147x200.jpg 147w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TF_BattlingBots-73x100.jpg 73w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TF_BattlingBots-396x540.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>Author:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #888888;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #2471c9;\" href=\"http:\/\/liamodonnell.com\/\">Liam O\u2019Donnell<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Illustrator:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\">Mike Deas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Format:\u00a0<\/strong>Novel<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 9781459808133<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Orca Book Publishers<br \/>\n<strong>Pub Date:<\/strong> <span id=\"ctl00_wpm_ShowProduct_ctl12_lbFieldCSS\">Feb\/23\/2016<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Pages:<\/strong> 176<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><br \/>\nFor monster sleuths Tank and Fizz, proving fourth-grade bully Rizzo Rawlins is planning to cheat in the upcoming Battle Bot Cup should be a piece of cake. But cake crumbles fast, and the case soon leads the detectives to a mysterious hacker known only as the Codex, who threatens all of Rockfall Mountain with a very dark fate. With the help of their wizard-in-training partner, Aleetha, Tank and Fizz leap into action, dodging deadly battle bots and sinister spellbooks in a race to stop the return of a very angry ancient demon.<br \/>\nFans of the first book, <i>Tank &amp; Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede<\/i>, will blow their circuits with this gadget- and magic-filled robot mystery. For more information about the series, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tankandfizz.com\/\">www.tankandfizz.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1668 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/tank-fizz-the-case-of-the-battling-bots\/img_1488\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" src=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1488-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1488-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1488-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1488-690x460.jpg 690w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1488-720x480.jpg 720w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1488.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/tank-fizz-the-case-of-the-battling-bots\/img_1490\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" src=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1490-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1490-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1490-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1490-690x460.jpg 690w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1490-720x480.jpg 720w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1490.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/tank-fizz-the-case-of-the-battling-bots\/img_1492\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" src=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1492-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1492-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1492-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1492-690x460.jpg 690w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1492-720x480.jpg 720w, http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1492.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silver Birch Express Award\u00a0, short-listed\u00a0\u00a0CA\u00a0\u00a02017<br \/>\nCCBC Best Books for Kids &amp; Teens, commended\u00a0\u00a0CA\u00a0\u00a02016<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>School Library Connection\u00a0&#8211; May 1, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;This book provides lots of excitement and is an easy read&#8230;Readers will enjoy the graphics and the exciting pace of the story&#8230;Recommended.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resource Links\u00a0&#8211; April 1, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;The world of goblins, trolls and other monsters has many similarities to our world and the concept of allegory is beautifully depicted.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bulletin of the Center for Children&#8217;s Books\u00a0&#8211; February 1, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;The book seamlessly moves from text to illustrated panels&#8230;The pace is swift&#8230;[readers] will careen along as gleefully as Tank and Fizz themselves, rejoicing when all ends well&#8230;A perfect mix of monstrous and silly.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirkus Reviews\u00a0&#8211; December 1, 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>&#8220;What can a trio of fourth-graders do, opposed by corrupt officials, a bully with a pair of hulking hench-ogres, and a local business tycoon with\u2014as it turns out\u2014a high-tech hand-held demon controller? Well, plenty, though not without a few missteps, help from a surprising temporary ally, and lots of climactic bot-smashing. In a slick mix of narrative blocks and panels of nonscary monsters delivering punch lines in dialogue balloons, the exploit careens along to a triumphant close. High-energy high jinks in a multicultural, or at least multispecies, setting.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"reviewtext\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"reviewtext\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Tank-Fizz-Case-Battling-Bots\/dp\/1459808134\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blogimage\/amazon.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Deas\" width=\"122\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orcabook.com\/Tank-Fizz-The-Case-of-the-Battling-Bots-P1090.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blogimage\/orca.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Deas\" width=\"169\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0\u00a0Liam O\u2019Donnell Illustrator:\u00a0Mike Deas Format:\u00a0Novel ISBN: 9781459808133 Publisher:\u00a0Orca Book Publishers Pub Date: Feb\/23\/2016 Pages: 176 Synopsis For monster sleuths Tank and Fizz, proving fourth-grade bully Rizzo Rawlins is planning to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-page-right.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1668","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1668"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1676,"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1668\/revisions\/1676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/deasillustration.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}