How the Blue-Tongued Skink Got His Blue Tongue
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Chapter Book · Ages 4–8 · 2016

How the Blue-Tongued Skink Got His Blue Tongue

By Mary Langer Thompson, Samantha Kickingbird (Illustrator)

A skink faces a bully and gains a mysterious blue tongue.

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46 pages
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Join Dinky, a brave skink, on his journey to confront a bully. As he stands up for what's right, an unexpected transformation leaves him with a blue tongue. What will this change mean for Dinky, and how will it affect his quest for justice? Discover the twists and turns in this tale of courage and unexpected surprises.

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Travel with the courageous Dinky, the skink, as he encounters and challenges a bully, and find out how he gets a blue tongue while trying to do what’s right.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
46
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about reptiles and amphibians
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Publication
Published
August 18, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780692824436

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