Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!
Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!

Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!

Written by Dr. Seuss & illustrated by Kelly Kennedy
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4 - 7
Reading age
48
Page count
400L
Lexile measure
Jan 7, 2020
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Unavailable for almost 20 years, a little-known Dr. Seuss book about careers gets a fresh new look! Wildly imaginative and told in rollicking rhyme, this beginning reader about careers could ONLY have been written by Dr. Seuss! Featuring a mix of real jobs (like firefighter, doctor, teacher, farmer, etc.) and Seussian ones (including perfume smeller, fishbone boner, bass-drum banger, and roller coaster owner), it will incite plenty of giggles while planting the seed of a serious idea: that everyone needs to do something in life, and there are LOTS of choices! Fully illustrated with charming new art (featuring a multicultural cast in nontraditional gender roles), this is a great choice for home and classroom use! Launched in 1957 with The Cat in the Hat and written specifically for emergent readers, Beginner Books combine an exacting blend of simple words and fun pictures that encourage children to read–all by themselves.

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      Dr. Seuss

      THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL–aka Dr. Seuss–is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. Seuss’s long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot’s Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck, the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody.

      Illustrator
      Kelly Kennedy

      Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kelly Kennedy got his start in the animation business doing designs and storyboards at Nickelodeon and even created and directed an award-winning short, The Baseball Card Shop, while there. Since then he’s drawn and illustrated for a variety of children’s books and magazines and is currently working on some of his own stories. When not drawing he can be found working on his old cars or playing guitar in a bluegrass band.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781984894069
    Publication Date
    January 7, 2020
    Publisher
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1980
    Page Count
    48
    Audience
    Early Reader
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018061029
    Lexile® Level
    400L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~L
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~2.8

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