How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Written by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac & illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey
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4 - 7
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32
Page count
AD520L
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Apr 14, 2003
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Bear brags that he can do anything-even stop the sun from rising. Brown Squirrel doesn’t believe him, so the two wait all night to see if the sun will rise. Sure enough, the sky reddens and the sun appears. Brown Squirrel is so happy to be right that he teases Bear. What happens when a little brown squirrel teases a big black bear? Brown Squirrel gets stripes and is called chipmunk from that day forward . . . Joseph and James Bruchac join forces to create this buoyant picture book, based on a Native American folktale. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.

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      Author
      Joseph Bruchac

      As a writer and storyteller, Joseph Bruchac often draws on his Native American (Abenaki) ancestry. Joseph is the author of over 130 books for young readers and adults including Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two. He lives in New York.

      Illustrator
      Jose Aruego

      Jose Aruego was a lawyer before becoming a children’s book illustrator. . A native of the Philippines, he moved to New York City in 1956 to study at Parsons School of Design. His cartoons were published in the New Yorker and the Saturday Evening Post, and his illustrations can be seen in Five Little Ducks by Raffi, as well as in the 82 children’s books he wrote himself. He died in 2012.

      Illustrator
      Ariane Dewey

      Ariane Dewey, with her illustrating partner Jose Aruego, has illustrated over 60 children’s books. Originally from Chicago, she now lives in New York City. Her art can be seen in Five Little Ducks by Raffi.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780142500217
    Publication Date
    April 14, 2003
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Original Publication Date
    March 1, 2001
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    52210666
    Lexile® Level
    AD520L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.4

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