Viewers can follow cleo as she is transported 30,000 years into the future, to an egyptianthemed planet that is ruled by talking cats and where she discovers she is the prophesied savior of the future world. But in an attempt to prove their innocence, cleo might actually find out who framed her. Mike lives in lutz, florida, with his his wife, two boys, and one ornery siamese cat. The showrunners are doug langdale and fitzy fitzmaurice. Shes become somewhat of a celebrity as she is the center of a prophecy that she will basically save the world from destruction. Pdf epub the thief and the sword cleopatra in space. Cleopatra in space is a book series of graphic novels written by mike. Target practice, cleo is determined to get it back, but her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life.
Mike maihack a mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. This is a great book for discussing womens roles in ancient times and. Cleopatra in space is an american graphic novel series targeting children, drawn and written since 2014 by mike maihack, and published by graphix, a division of scholastic the premise of the series is that a teenaged queen cleopatra is brought to the far future to attend school and fight a space tyrant together with her friends akila and brian. Target practice, a 170 page, fullcolor graphic novel of all new material is available now wherever books are sold.
Cleopatra in space is an american graphic novel series targeting children, drawn and written since 2014 by mike maihack, and published by graphix, a division of scholastic. Parents may want to read cleopatras moon alongside their children, particularly younger ones, as it has many disturbing scenes and complicated topics. Its part of a collection of short stories under the theme of one world, many stories. Mike maihack when a young cleopatra finds a mysterious tablet that zaps her to the far, really far future, she learns of an ancient prophecy that says she is destined to save the galaxy from the tyrannical rule. Apr 28, 2015 cleopatra in space is one of my favorite books in the world. The thief and the sword, cleopatra in space, book three. After being accused of murder at yasiro academy, cleo and some of her friends are forced into hiding. The thief and the sword is the second book in the graphic novel series cleopatra in space. Did you know there are soundtracks for each cleopatra in space book.
Cleopatras space adventure in the really far future conti. Cleopatra in space is a comedic adventure focusing on the untold story of cleopatra s teenage years. Cleopatra in spaceseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. A page for fans of mike maihacks cleopatra in space. When a mysterious thief steals the ancient sword cleo recovered in cleopatra in space. Cleopatra smoothly slips into the role of confident, wisecracking, baddiedispatching hero, and the supporting cast falls neatly into place as well. See more ideas about cleopatra, space books and book character day. A mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. Target practice, cleo is determined to get it back, but her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her f. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The first book in the cleopatra in space series, target practice, was a florida book award winner, a yalsa great graphic novel for teens, and a yalsa quick pick.
I want to be helpful to whoever is thinking about buying this book. A good twothirds of the book is spent getting cleo and readers up to speed, with the scifi swashbuckling mostly limited to the last of three chapters. In part two of his interview, mike maihack art gives a shoutout to comic book creator tony cliff, the fan who drew him a new character for his cleopatra in space series she appears around page 236, and libraries, of course. Cleopatras space adventure in the really far future continues. And with permission, im happy to share any colored masterpieces. For childrens book week, i drew an allnew twopage cleopatra in space story for every child a reader called story club. If you read this book already please be sure to share your thoughts and ideas with other people so you can share how wonderful of a book this is. Cleopatra in space is a comedic adventure focusing on the untold story of cleopatras teenage years. Cleopatra in space 2000 read online free book by mike. I would want this book because i love fiction books. I liked the bright colors in the pictures, and the characters all have a very funny, distinct personalities. You can listen on spotify, apple music, and youtube.
Mike maihack, author of cleopatra in space scholastic, part 2. Spotify apple music youtube should also be said, while i do like all of these songs, the soundtracks arent. The thief and the sword released by scholastic book services on may 2015. Cleopatra in space is an american graphic novel series targeting children, drawn and written. Cleos fight with anthony in book 2 causes thousands of credits of propety damage.
Stuck at school, cleo is having a hard time adjusting to her newfound popularity and responsibility. Cleopatra s space adventure in the really far future continues a mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. As you might have deduced, with the scholastic name attached to it, cleopatra in space is an allages book revolving around the tales of the cleopatra we know from history with a little. Teen and tween readers will find themselves completely captivated and feel their heart race alongside cleopatra selenes. See the complete cleopatra in space series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and.
Cleo has time traveled into a strange space atmosphere and basically saved the day in the first book. Cleopatra in space 1 cleopatra in space 2 cleopatra in space 3 cleopatra in space 4 cleopatra in space 5 cleopatra in space 6. Cleopatra in space series book 2 mike maihack author mike maihack illustrator 2015 secret of the time tablets cleopatra in space series book 3 mike maihack author 2016 the golden lion cleopatra in space series book 4 mike maihack author mike maihack illustrator 2017. Apr 01, 2015 the thief and the sword is the second book in the graphic novel series cleopatra in space. Cleopatra in space is an american animated television series produced by dreamworks animation, based on the graphic novel series of the same name by mike maihack. Cleopatra in space is a graphic novel by mike maihack its a funny, action packed, book. Cleopatra s space adventure in the really far future continues. Secret of the time tablets released by scholastic book services on april 2016. Cleopatras space adventure in the really far future continues a mysterious thief has stolen the ancient sword cleo recovered in book one. But her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life.
This story begins a whole new chapter in the life of cleo and builds the foundation for the final two books in the series. Cleopatra in space official site for the comic by mike. But her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life, so shes stuck at school, trying to adjust to her newfound popularity and. Maihacks conservative designs are also something of a missed opportunity, considering the visual potential of the egypt in space concept.
But her teachers at yasiro academy forbid her from risking her life, so shes stuck at school, trying to adjust to her newfound popularity and responsibility. It took me 45 minutes to read the 1st book i am done with book 3, i would recommend this book to many kid in the world. Animated cleopatra in space adventures are coming to a tv screen near you care of dreamworks animation. With lilimar, katie crown, jorge diaz, sendhil ramamurthy. Published by graphix, an imprint of scholastic, june 27, 2017. Cleopatra in space in the first volume collecting an original mike maihack story based on his web comic of the same name that is being published by scholastic. Target practice cleo is a fun, fearless heroine id love to explore the galaxy with her. Target practice, and shes determined to get it back. A ton of great creators contributed to it and the best part is you can read it right now. The cleopatra in space book series by mike maihack includes books cleopatra in space, book one. A funny, actionpacked graphic novel featuring fifteenyearold cleopatra yes, that cleopatra whos transported to the future and learns its up to her to save the galaxy. Target practice a teenage version of the egyptian queen has a starspanning adventure.
Secret of the time tablets, by mike maihack cleopatra yes, the original cleopatra travelled from egypt to a far off future in space, where she was greeted by sentient cats, plunged into futuretech military training, and found out she was prophesized to defeat an utterly evil space tyrant warlord, octavian. This book and the first book was the best series i have ever read so far, as a kid i love it it is amazing first time reading it my mind exploded i was a reading machine once i read the first 5 pages of cleopatra in space. The trope is also subverted in that cleo doesnt catch anthony since khensu tells her to back off. Her sixteenth birthday is uneventful and happens in the space between books 3 and 4. The fourth book in the cleopatra in space series, the golden lion, will be out next month. The premise of the series is that a teenaged queen cleopatra is brought to the far future to attend school and fight a space tyrant together with her friends akila and brian. The sword and the thief, which is due out in april of 2015, finds cleo failing a training exercise, jeopardizing her friendship her roommate and best friend akila and stalked by a mysterious new student at the academy who is working for the enemy. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The showrunners are doug langdale and fitzy fitzmaurice in the united states, the first five episodes were released on nbcuniversals streaming service peacock on april 15, 2020, for xfinity customers. Mike maihack, author of cleopatra in space scholastic. Cleopatra in space official site for the comic by mike maihack. Cleopatra in space series by mike maihack goodreads.