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Chapter Book · Ages 3–7 · 2010 · Est. 6 min read
Children Make Terrible Pets
Written by Peter Brown
Book #1 in the Starring Lucille Beatrice Bear series
A bear finds a boy in the woods and wants to keep him as a pet.
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40 pages· 357 words· Est. 6 min read
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Bookroo's summary
Lucy, a young bear, stumbles upon a boy in the woods and is thrilled to have him as her pet, despite her mother's warning that children make terrible pets. Naming him Squeaker, Lucy embarks on a day filled with unexpected adventures and challenges. As Lucy tries to train her new pet, hilarity ensues, leaving readers to wonder if children truly are the worst pets. Will Lucy's enthusiasm for her new friend overcome the chaos he brings, or will she learn a valuable lesson about the nature of pets?
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 357
- Reading age
- 3–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD510L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 1.8
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 139688
Publication
- Published
- September 7, 2010
- First published
- September 1, 2010
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
- 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.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780316015486
- OCLC
- 822583787
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