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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2003
A Pet for Me
By Lee Bennett Hopkins, Jane Manning (Illustrator)
Explore the joyful bond between kids and their pets through playful poems.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 35 ratings
48 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Dive into a lively collection of poems that capture the joy and quirks of pets, from dogs to tarantulas. Experience the unique bond between children and their animal companions, brought to life with vibrant illustrations and playful verses. What surprises await in this celebration of friendship?
From the publisher
From a devoted mutt giving sloppy doggy kisses to a tarantula munching happily on a cricket lunch, this lively collection of twenty poems celebrates the relationship between children and their pets. Popular poet and noted anthologist Lee Bennett Hopkins brings together many of today’s best children’s poets – including X. J. Kennedy, Alice Schertle, and Karla Kuskin – in this delightful festival of friendship. Jane Manning’s bright and richly textured art cheerfully complements these playful poems.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Lexile
- ~561L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.7
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 68248
Publication
- Published
- February 18, 2003
- First published
- January 1, 2003
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780060291129
- LCCN
- 2002008339
- OCLC
- 49942475
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