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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1980 · Est. 6 min read-aloud
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport
By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Byron Barton (Illustrator)
A boy dreads moving West, fearing buffaloes and cacti over baseball.
4.0/5 Goodreads · 340 ratings
32 pages· 658 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
A young boy is convinced life out West means buffalo chases and horse rides to school. As his family moves, he braces for the worst. But will the reality match his wild imagination? Discover how his fears transform into unexpected surprises in this humorous tale of new beginnings.
From the publisher
“I live at 165 East 95th Street, New York City, and I’m going to stay here forever,” says a young boy. But his parents are moving out West, and he has to go with them–and out West, nobody plays baseball because they’re too busy chasing buffaloes, and you have to ride a horse to school even if you don’t know how, and you can’t sit down because of the cactus! He just knows it will be awful.This funny, sympathetic book is just right for children facing a move–or looking to laugh!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 658
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD560L
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