At the end of the book, to get even more money, he wants to build amusement parkish rides, but gets busted. Table of contents characters setting conflict resolution theme plot. Its an entertaining and clever mystery novel from about the death of a hippo at a zoo, told from the perspective of a 12yearold boy. Then about a week after they open, henry has went belly up on the visitors. I would rate this novel four stars because it was a really interesting, and a mysterious book with lots of suspense.
Belly up by stuart gibbs the giving tree by shel silverstein fat kid rules the. If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary. Belly up is the mystery book written by stuart gibbs. Doc is called doc, and that is all you know about his name. Belly up definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Theme conflict plot diagram dont judge a book by its cover. Its set in a zoo, and follows the murder of a hippo, the zoos mascot. The zoos top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but teddy and. The only real big setting in belly up is funjungle, americas biggest theme park, set in texas hill county. He was used to all the wild animals being free without being in cages. Belly up by stuart gibbs twelveyearold theodore teddy roosevelt fitzroy has murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. The book was a mystery i think others who like mystery books would certainly enjoy this book.
It was fun and i would recommend it for carl hiaasen fans. So living at a theme park wasnt so easy for him to get used to. Teddy, boy whos parents worked at fun jungle zoo henry lived in goes to doc, and doc performs a autopsy on henry and finds that henrys intestines has holes. An audience with patience, and also to people who love a mystery novel. Belly up by stuart gibbs overdrive rakuten overdrive. Teddy, our mc, decides to investigate, sure it is murder. A curriculum guide to belly up and poached by stuart gibbs about. I cant actually remember any overweight male characters. Belly up is a 2010 childrens mystery novel by author stuart gibbs. If you wish to read belly up and do not want to know what happens at the end of the story or find out who murdered henry the hippo, do not.
Brittany hernandez teddy fitrzroy was a twelve year old boy who used to live in africa. Belly up book by stuart gibbs official publisher page simon. Belly up is a 2010 childrens novel by stuart gibbs and the first installment in the funjungle series. He is the one who finds out that henry was murdered and how, but he tells teddy to stop his. I thought the book belly up by stuart gibbs was a delightful read. He doesnt like people and is described as being very mean. Twelveyearold theodore teddy roosevelt fitzroy believes that henry, the hippopotamus at the brandnew funjungle, has been murdered. Parents need to know that stuart gibbss belly up is the first book in the sixvolume funjungle series, named after the fictional texas zoo where its set. It was a bit slow for the first half but it definitely picks up later. There were some moments in the book that were quite hilarious and others were action packed with adventure. Either way, the descriptors used felt unnecessary, and certainly didnt add anything to the plot. Belly up, by staurt gibbs, is a great book about a hippo murder mystery.
Teddy fitzroy and his friends investigate the suspicious death of a hippopotamus. Also, at funjungle the main attraction is the hippos, because a the park mascot is henry the crabby hippo, b it was by the main enterance, and c hippos are awesome. If you wish to read belly up and do not want to know what happens at the end of the story or find out who murdered henry the hippo, do not continue. I think that this book is very creative, and makes me want to keep reading.