Sawyer, the Critter Lawyer

Robin Newman and Deborah Zemke, the talents behind the award-winning Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries series, are back with more animal antics, this time with an ant lawyer named Sawyer who helps a range of animals with their problems.

Readers follow each humorous case of animal mishaps while learning about why laws matter and how the justice system works. Serious big ideas are packaged in these funny short stories presented in a lively graphic novel format. Fans of courtroom drama will enjoy this amusing look at what lawyers do. Young readers who have a strong sense of fairness will cheer as Sawyer finds a solution for even the trickiest problems. A glossary in the backmatter explains the legal terms, and a curriculum guide for further legal investigations is available as a free download.

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Sawyer, the Critter Lawyer

Robin Newman and Deborah Zemke, the talents behind the award-winning Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries series, are back with more animal antics, this time with an ant lawyer named Sawyer who helps a range of animals with their problems. Readers… View →