Buddy
What's Buddy About
Gertrude Lintz loved animals. And she had dozens, never mind that she lived in New York City. But one baby was her favorite, and she took care of this baby just like any other mother would. Except there was one difference: The baby was actually a baby gorilla named Buddy. Gertrude raises Buddy like a civilized human, but can—or, rather, should—wild animals be civilized? Based on the true story of Gertrude Lintz, the most famous dog breeder of the 1930s, Buddy is a moving, high-spirited adventure about a gorilla’s life in the city, and how the urban jungle can’t really compare to a real one.
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William Joyce does a lot of stuff but children’s books are his true bailiwick (The Numberlys, Rolie Polie Olie, Dinosaur Bob, George Shrinks, and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which is also his Academy Award–winning short film, to name a few). He lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. Talk to William Joyce and look at upcoming work at @HeyBillJoyce on Twitter and Instagram.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781481489614
- Publication Date
- June 12, 2018
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- June 1, 1997
- Page Count
- 44
- Words Per Page
- 138
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2017025671
- Lexile® Level
- 740L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~R
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 29290
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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