{"product_id":"the-quest-for-z-isbn-9780670016532","title":"The Quest for Z","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning author comes a picture book biography that feels like\u003ci\u003e Indiana Jones \u003c\/i\u003efor kids!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish explorer Percy Fawcett believed that hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest was an ancient city, lost for the ages. Most people didn’t even believe this city existed. But if Fawcett could find it, he would be rich and famous forever. This is the true story of one man’s thrilling, dangerous journey into the jungle, and what he found on his quest for the lost city of Z.* \"Fascinating. . . . A superb snapshot of an adventurer.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A swashbuckling adventure.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Enthralling.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \"A compelling narrative with important facts.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With a focus on mystery, peril, and adventure, this inviting biography should easily pique the curiosity of the elementary-school set.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Greg Pizzoli's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTricky Vic\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSelected for The New York Times ten Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected for Amazon's Best Books of the Year list\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSelected for the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Splendid. . . . Loaded with facts but with good storytelling and high-level illustration. . . . I’m thrilled that Pizzoli has chosen to present [Tricky Vic's] story so compellingly to our nation’s children.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Intriguing.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"What a con job! I mean that in the best possible way. Vic was tricky but so is Greg Pizzoli. His storytelling and mixed-media artwork is rendered with expert sleight of hand.\"—\u003cb\u003eLane Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, author\/illustrator of \u003ci\u003eIt's a Book\u003c\/i\u003e and the Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eGrandpa Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"It's hard enough to make a well-told story out of real-life things—it’s almost unfair that he could also make it this pretty.\"—\u003cb\u003eJon Klassen\u003c\/b\u003e, author and illustrator of the Caldecott Medal winner \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not My Hat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \"An appealingly colorful, deadpan account of a remarkably audacious and creative criminal.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \"What a fabulous story.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGreg Pizzoli is an author, illustrator and screen printer from Philadelphia. His first picture book, \u003ci\u003eThe Watermelon Seed\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Disney*Hyperion Books and was the 2014 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Greg's work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommunication Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3x3 Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and he's won two Portfolio Honor Awards from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. After college, Greg spent two years as a full-time volunteer in AmeriCORPS from 2005-2006. In 2009, he received his MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he now teaches. Greg lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two unruly cats.","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301923803365,"sku":"NP9780670016532","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780670016532_4e0cb5e5-5e42-4897-82e4-95451753d7d8.jpg?v=1742925517","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-quest-for-z-isbn-9780670016532","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}