Children Make Terrible Pets
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Check out this bestselling, rollicking, and humorous twist on the classic “first pet” story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy! When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy in the woods, she’s absolutely delighted. She brings him home and begs her mom to let her keep him, even though her mom warns, “Children make terrible pets.” But mom relents, and Lucy gets to name her new pet Squeaker. Through a series of hilarious and surprising scenes, readers can join Lucy and Squeaker on their day of fun and decide for themselves whether or not children really do make terrible pets.
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Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children’s books, including Children Make Terrible Pets, The Curious Garden, and The Wild Robot. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book award, and a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780316015486
- Publication Date
- September 7, 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Text Details
- The narration text was set in Clarendon, and the word balloons were handlettered by the author.
- Illustration Details
- The illustrations for this book were rendered in pencil on paper, with cut construction paper and wood and a wee bit of digital tweaking.
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 9
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 7 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 822583787
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~202L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~G
- ATOS® Book Level
- 1.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 139688
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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