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In this children’s adventure, Leo and his brother discover that Max the cockroach has slipped free from their mother’s laboratory. Facing a towering insect, they encounter a mysterious stranger who advises that the key to recapturing Max lies in adopting a bug’s perspective. By learning to see the world from the roach’s viewpoint, they embark on a thrilling quest to bring the escaped creature back home.
First publish date: November 11, 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Ruth Horowitz
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